The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and increased the disability rating for migraine headaches to 50 percent, while also granting increased ratings for bilateral knee tendonitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence was approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's lumbosacral strain is related to her active duty service. The Veteran's migraine headaches were manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, migraine headaches, right knee tendonitis with limitation of motion during flexion, left knee tendonitis with limitation of motion during flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2024
- Citation
- 24000165
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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