The Veteran's left tibial fracture is found to be secondary to his service-connected knee conditions. His migraines are rated at 30 percent since March 17, 2008.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's left tibial fracture was caused by instability/collapse of his service-connected knees and therefore is related to service. For migraines, the VA examiner found that they were more likely due to tension headaches rather than migraine headaches, which did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile dysfunction, Left tibial fracture, Migraines, T12-L1 disc disease with facet hypertrophy L4-5 and spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis L5-S 1, Left knee chronic synovitis plus symptomatic patellar chondromalacia, Right knee chronic synovitis plus symptomatic patellar chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2016
- Citation
- 1642335
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