Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable evaluation for headaches and remanded the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain (claimed as chronic pain) and nerve damage, left upper nerves.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate characteristic prostrating attacks of migraine or non-migraine headache pain. The VA examination noted no functional impact on the Veteran's ability to work, and the VAMC records showed that the headaches were described as an annoyance without severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, lumbosacral strain (claimed as chronic pain), nerve damage, left upper nerves
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015525
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