The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, left cervical radiculopathy, right cervical radiculopathy, left lumbar radiculopathy, and right lumbar radiculopathy have been granted with effective dates of June 19, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were granted based on the receipt of her Notice of Intent to file a claim for service connection prior to June 19, 2020, and subsequent extensions provided by VA employees.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines, left cervical radiculopathy involving the middle radicular group and the musculocutaneous nerve, right cervical radiculopathy involving the middle radicular group, left lumbar radiculopathy involving the sciatic and posterior tibial nerves, right lumbar radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24020432
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's migraines, effective April 30, 2026. The decision found that the Veteran's migraine headaches caused characteristic very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
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