The Veteran is granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for her migraine disability prior to July 9, 2018. However, she is denied increased ratings in excess of 30 percent thereafter.,Service connection for a respiratory condition is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the presence or continuity of a current respiratory disability and the Veteran's lay statements are outweighed by the lack of medical documentation supporting her claims.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine disability, respiratory condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22018756
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- Remanded (sent back)
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