The Veteran's tension headaches are not manifested by characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months, resulting in a denial of a compensable rating.,Service connection for the bilateral leg disorder is remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding its onset and causation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tension headaches do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as they are not manifested by characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months.,There is conflicting evidence regarding whether the bilateral leg disorder had an onset during service or is causally related to service. The remand allows for further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Tension Headaches, Idiopathic Sensory Neuropathy of Bilateral Legs (manifested by numbness and tingling)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20075277
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