The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, lumbosacral strain, left shoulder rotator cuff impingement, right shoulder rotator cuff impingement, and bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome. The claim to reopen a previously denied claim for headaches was also granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence established service connection based on direct causation for the claimed conditions, with the exception of the left forearm disability which was not supported by current diagnosis or functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, migraine headaches, lumbosacral strain, left shoulder rotator cuff impingement, right shoulder rotator cuff impingement, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24001160
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's low back injury occurred during a period of active duty for training (ADT) and continued therefrom.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
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