The Veteran's initial ratings for various service-connected conditions, including GERD with hiatal hernia and primary insomnia, have been denied as the symptoms do not meet or nearly approximate the criteria for higher disability ratings.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not demonstrate that the Veteran's symptoms are severe enough to interfere with occupational and social functioning or require continuous medication, which is necessary for a compensable rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- metatarsalgia and hallux valgus of the left foot, metatarsalgia of the right foot, migraine headaches, GERD with hiatal hernia, left wrist tendonitis, right wrist tendonitis, left elbow medial epicondylitis, right elbow medial epicondylitis, primary insomnia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2018
- Citation
- 1807424
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- 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.
- 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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of February 28, 2023.
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