The Veteran's tension headaches are now rated at 30 percent effective December 28, 2022.,The Veteran's lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis, and IVDS is now rated at 20 percent effective December 28, 2022.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran experienced very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks of tension headaches, which resulted in severe economic inadaptability.,The evidence was approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis, and IVDS was manifested by muscle spasms and/or guarding severe enough to result in an abnormal gait.
- Claimed conditions
- Tension Headaches, Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy of Sciatic Nerve, Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy of Sciatic Nerve, Lumbosacral Strain, Degenerative Arthritis, and IVDS (Intradiscal Ectopic Nuclear Material)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24085771
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased initial evaluation of 70 percent for PTSD but denied evaluations in excess of 10% for tension headaches and in excess of 30% for IBS, and denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome. The claims for additional service connections were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher initial rating for PTSD, a higher initial rating for headaches, and TDIU.
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