The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches and a respiratory disorder, finding that the evidence is in equipoise on whether these conditions were incurred during active duty. The respiratory disorder was found to have preexisted service but not aggravated by it.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion regarding aggravation of the respiratory condition did not meet the standard for clear and unmistakable evidence required to rebut the presumption of soundness.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, respiratory disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2013
- Citation
- 1328776
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- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of February 28, 2023.
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