The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches was denied as he failed to report for VA examinations without good cause.,The Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities was also denied, as his combined disability evaluation did not meet the minimum percentage requirements.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to attend scheduled VA examinations and thus the claims were denied as a matter of law. For the TDIU claim, the Veteran's combined disability rating (30%) did not meet the required threshold for consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, low back pain, chronic neurodermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1742964
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The claim for service connection of a low back disability was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claim is denied as there is no evidence that the current condition is related to service.
- 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.
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