The veteran's claim for service connection for stress incontinence was denied as her condition is not shown to be related to active service.,For the period prior to September 26, 2003, the veteran's lumbar disability was rated at 10 percent. From September 26, 2003, it was rated at 20 percent under Diagnostic Code 5241. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for any time period.,The veteran's migraine headaches were rated at 30 percent and her right renal calculus at 30 percent. Both ratings are based on Diagnostic Codes 8100 and 7599-7508, respectively.,For the hallux valgus of the right foot, a separate 10 percent rating was assigned for surgery performed on February 17, 2005. The left foot's hallux valgus condition did not meet the criteria for any compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that stress incontinence is related to active service.,The veteran's lumbar disability was rated at 10 percent prior to September 26, 2003 and at 20 percent from that date. The Board found no basis for an increased rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.,Migraine headaches were rated based on their frequency of occurrence (one or two times per month) and duration (24 to 48 hours), which are consistent with a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8100. The right renal calculus was rated at 30 percent as it required dietary management but not drug therapy or invasive procedures more than twice annually.,The veteran's hallux valgus of the right foot met the criteria for a separate 10 percent rating due to surgery performed on February 17, 2005. The left foot's condition did not meet any compensable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- stress incontinence, status post right sacroiliac fusion with traumatic arthritis without neurological involvement, migraine headaches, right renal calculus, hallux valgus of the right foot, hallux valgus of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0521482
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