The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent prior to August 2, 2021 and at 50 percent from August 22, 2014 for migraine headaches. The case of service connection for a left knee disability (secondary to service-connected right foot disability) and increased rating for partial complex epilepsy is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbar spine disability was found not to meet the criteria for higher ratings under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine or the Formula for Rating IVDS Based on Incapacitating Episodes. The case of service connection for a left knee disability is remanded due to lack of evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22058523
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for miscarriage, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and right elbow disability due to insufficient examination opinions and incomplete service history verification.
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