The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for migraines including migraine variants and denied ratings more than 10 percent for left lateral epicondylitis, GERD, and service connection claims.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were productive of considerable impairment of health, but not severe enough to warrant a higher rating. The evidence did not support the reopening or readjudication of the PTSD claim.

Claimed conditions

left lateral epicondylitis (impairment of supination and/or pronation of the forearm), left lateral epicondylitis (dominant) (limitation of flexion of the forearm), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), migraines including migraine variants, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), lumbar disc disease status-post L4-5 discectomy and status-post lumbar fusion/instrumentation, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, radiculopathy, left lower extremity

How they argued it

Reopened with new and material evidence

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

30%

Decision date

November 7, 2025

Citation

A25097266

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