The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his request for withdrawal of the appeal with respect to several service-connected disabilities.,An initial 30 percent rating is granted for migraine headaches, meeting criteria for characteristic prostrating attacks.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding multiple service-connected disabilities, leaving only the issue of migraines which meet the required criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"residuals of a right knee meniscectomy","condition_code":"20"}, {"condition_name":"tricompartmental osteoarthritis of the right knee","condition_code":"20"}, {"condition_name":"degenerative changes of the right ankle","condition_code":"20"}, {"condition_name":"degenerative changes of the left knee","condition_code":"10"}, {"condition_name":"degenerative changes of the left ankle","condition_code":"10"}, {"condition_name":"hiatal hernia","condition_code":"10"}, {"condition_name":"functional systolic murmur","condition_code":"0"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0616129
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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