The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, effective June 29, 2004. The ingrown toenails of the bilateral greater toes remain noncompensable.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran had 'moderately severe' migraine headaches with approximately four prostrating or incapacitating headaches per month and his migraines were associated with characteristics of photophobia, some dizziness, nausea, occasional visual phenomenon, but no history of focal neurological signs. These findings clearly approximated those that would amount to severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- Ingrown toenails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1243342
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What this means for you
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