The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for right knee degenerative joint disease, left ear hearing loss, migraine headaches, and allergic rhinitis have been granted effective from August 19, 2013. The Veteran is now rated at 10 percent for each of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's migraines were characterized by characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once every two months, which meets the criteria for a 10% disability rating under Diagnostic Code 8100. The left ear hearing loss was rated based on Maryland CNC speech recognition scores and pure tone thresholds. The allergic rhinitis was rated as noncompensable prior to August 19, 2013, but assigned a 10% evaluation effective from that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease of the Medial Horn of the Posterior Meniscus, Left Ear Hearing Loss, Migraine Headaches, Allergic Rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1723538
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's 50% disability rating for migraine headaches was restored as the evidence did not show actual improvement in his ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Denied
The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is currently rated as 10 percent disabling prior to September 16, 2024 and noncompensable thereafter. The Board found the evidence against finding that his condition met the criteria for a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims based on in-service noise exposure or other theories.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a 50 percent rating, effective December 3, 2021, due to frequent and severe attacks that significantly impact his ability to work.
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