The Board granted service connection for a headache disorder and assigned a 30 percent rating for GERD, while denying higher ratings for the lumbosacral strain with vertebral fracture, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance that the Veteran's headache disorder is related to service. For GERD, the Veteran's symptoms were productive of considerable impairment of health for the entire period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), lumbosacral strain with vertebral fracture (lower back pain), left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25024334
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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