The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of her service-connected migraine syndrome, right and left small toe conditions are denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran experiences headaches approximately 2-4 times per month with attacks lasting from a few hours to a couple of days. The severity is described as very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, which are not found in her case.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine syndrome, Residuals of right 5th metatarsal (MT) osteotomy with neuralgia, Residuals of left 5th MT osteotomy with neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0124756
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