The Board found no evidence of current disabilities related to service connection for status post concussion, mild paralysis of the left side of the face, or a cervical spine condition. The Veteran's claims were denied.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient competent medical evidence to support a finding that any claimed conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- status post concussion, mild paralysis of the left side of the face
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0946197
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have visual impairment or incapacitating episodes due to his vitreous floaters, status post-concussion. As such, he is not entitled to a compensable disability rating for this condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's status post concussion due to head injury including headaches was not manifested by migraine headaches with very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability; instead, it was more closely approximate with characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over last several months.
- Granted
The Board finds that the Veteran's migraine headaches are as likely as not incurred during her period of active service, including a head injury in 2002. The claim is granted.
- Granted
The Veteran is entitled to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, effective January 26, 2007.
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