The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for headaches, status post left eye injury, and denied any increase in the rating for chondromalacia of the left knee.
The deciding factor: The veteran's headaches have been shown to be productive of frequent migraines with associated visual symptoms, warranting a higher evaluation. The chondromalacia of the left knee has not resulted in sufficient functional impairment or disability to warrant an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches, status post left eye injury, Chondromalacia of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0323687
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, headaches, a back disability, heart disability, and residuals of a stroke, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or caused by his service-connected left ear disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded the claims for a sleep disorder and headaches to ensure proper development of evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 20 percent rating for left knee chondromalacia under Diagnostic Code 5258, effective January 4, 2001.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal in September 2025, stating that she is now 100% permanently and totally disabled effective April 29, 2025.
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