The veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 10 percent, effective January 27, 2004. The Board found no evidence of a current skin rash or sinusitis that was manifest during active service or developed as a result of an established event, injury, or disease during active service. Right and left foot calluses were also not incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's migraine headaches are rated based on the frequency and severity of attacks, which have been found to be characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over several months, warranting a 10 percent rating. The Board did not find evidence of a current skin rash or sinusitis that was manifest during active service or developed as a result of an established event, injury, or disease during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine degenerative changes, migraine headaches, skin rash, sinusitis, right foot callous, left foot callous
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 6, 2007
- Citation
- 0738278
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