The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies, restored a higher disability rating for degenerative disc disease and lumbar strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine, restored a previous disability rating for radiculopathy of femoral nerve, right lower extremity, and granted an increased 50 percent disability rating for migraines.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's service-connected migraine disability was manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability from March 5, 2022, to present.

Claimed conditions

right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy of sciatic nerve, left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy of sciatic nerve, degenerative disc disease, lumbar strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine, radiculopathy of femoral nerve, right lower extremity, migraines

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

50%

Decision date

October 1, 2025

Citation

A25084742

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