The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The Board found no evidence of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks for the migraine headaches, which is required for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 8100. For tinnitus, there is no provision for separate evaluations in each ear under DC 6260.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- status post total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, migraine headaches, low back strain, bilateral tinnitus, osteoarthritis of left knee, right Bell's palsy with mild residual eyelid closure difficulty
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0921571
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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)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service, including a stick injury in England, and current left eye disability (including amblyopia and cataracts) as well as migraine headaches.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all his appeals, including the one for an increased rating for low back strain.
- 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.
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