The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to service-connected PTSD and lumbar spine condition, but dismissed the claims for cervical spine pain and degenerative arthritis of the left knee.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a private examiner's opinion that the Veteran's migraines are proximately due to her service-connected PTSD, and another opinion that the Veteran's current lumbar spine condition is related to an in-service back injury. The cervical spine pain and degenerative arthritis of the left knee claims were dismissed as withdrawn by the appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine condition, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, migraine headaches, lumbar spine condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015441
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