The Veteran's cluster headaches were not incurred in service and are denied.,The Veteran's lower back condition is etiologically related to his military service and is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no nexus between the Veteran's current cluster headaches and his military service, while finding a positive nexus for his lower back condition based on repetitive motion during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cluster headaches, Lower back condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21063788
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