The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, cervical strain, and migraine headaches as secondary to the service-connected cervical strain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's competent lay statements established persistent symptoms since service, which were consistent with his medical records. The VA examinations were found inadequate due to inaccurate premises and failure to consider the Veteran's lay evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain (claimed as back disability), cervical strain (claimed as cervical spine), migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24001013
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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