Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a left knee condition and granted an initial rating of 30 percent for migraine headaches, while denying increased ratings for lumbosacral strain with thoracolumbar strain, right shoulder strain, left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, and right knee strain.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of a left knee condition, but the Veteran's migraine headaches met the criteria for an initial rating of 30 percent based on characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once a month.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee condition, migraine headaches, lumbosacral strain with thoracolumbar strain, right shoulder strain, left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25090995
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