The Board has granted a 60 percent disability rating for the veteran's postoperative residuals of a hiatal hernia and status-post sigmoid resection secondary to perforated colon, effective from April 2001. The veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of a hiatal hernia and status-post sigmoid resection secondary to perforated colon have been found to meet the criteria for a higher rating based on their predominant symptoms, including fatigue, pain, vomiting, material weight loss, hematemesis, mild-to-moderate anemia, and nausea.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a hiatal hernia, status-post sigmoid resection secondary to perforated colon, migraine headaches, chondromalacia patella of the left knee with a torn medial meniscus, probable torn menisci in right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0727962
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of February 28, 2023.
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