The Board has granted the veteran's service connection for migraines, left wrist CTS, and right wrist CTS. However, it denied any increase in ratings as the current assigned ratings are already at their maximum under the applicable rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The veteran's migraine headaches have been rated based on frequency of attacks, with a maximum rating of 50% due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks. The CTS diagnoses were also rated based on the severity of symptoms and functional impairment, but as these are already at their maximum ratings under the applicable criteria, no further increase is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines, CTS of the left wrist, CTS of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0825224
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