The Veteran's initial compensable rating for trigeminal cephalgia (headaches) was denied, and his right eye disability was granted a 50 percent rating from May 20, 2013 to November 4, 2013. The Veteran's request for a higher rating for the right eye disability was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show characteristic prostrating attacks of headache pain or very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability for trigeminal cephalgia, while visual acuity of the left eye was no worse than 20/40 for right eye disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye disability, headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2017
- Citation
- 1710418
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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