The Veteran's migraine headaches are not service-connected due to lack of chronicity in service and no evidence of continuity of symptomatology.,The esophageal disorder is not service-connected as it did not manifest during service or be related to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, nor was it caused by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: There is no chronicity of migraine headaches in service and no evidence of continuity of symptomatology post-service.,The esophageal disorder did not manifest during service or be related to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, nor was it caused by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, esophageal disorder, stroke disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21063963
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of February 28, 2023.
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