The Veteran's migraine headaches were initially rated as noncompensable but later increased to 30 percent. The claims for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, bladder disorder, and uterine prolapse were granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided new and material evidence to reopen her previously denied claim of service connection for the low back disorder, which was subsequently granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine headaches, Psychiatric disorder, Bladder disorder, Uterine prolapse
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1450679
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches due to right eye removal are granted. The claim for a compensable evaluation of xeroderma of the right eye is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased initial disability rating for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 50% rating due to lack of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for psychiatric disorder, right shoulder condition, and right knee condition due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings were dismissed due to an improper concurrent election.
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