The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left upper extremity disability is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected migraines, and thus grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.
The deciding factor: The VA specialist concluded that the Veteran’s left upper extremity disability was related to his service-connected migraines and associated syncope based on medical literature showing such neurological deficits can occur after recurrent migraine attacks.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20004372
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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