The Board has determined there is no legal basis for assigning a schedular rating in excess of the current 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected headache disability. The claims for entitlement to service connection for seizures, an acquired psychiatric disability (including schizophrenia), and diabetes mellitus have been denied as well.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for increased rating under the schedular criteria has no legal basis since the current 50 percent rating is the highest available.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizures, Acquired Psychiatric Disability (including schizophrenia), Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1036280
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and a psychiatric disability due to insufficient evidence of the severity required for higher ratings.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for seizures prior to October 18, 2019, and denied a higher rating from that date. The Veteran was also granted service connection for a stroke and its residuals, as well as special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for his diabetes mellitus, a higher rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, and a total disability rating due to service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance, effective December 8, 2025.
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