The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 8100.,The Veteran's lumbar disc disease with degeneration, disc protrusions, and degenerative joint disease was initially rated as noncompensable but has been increased to 20 percent effective April 6, 2012. The right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with the lumbar disability is also rated at 40 percent effective July 27, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50% due to her characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over several months.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, lumbar disc disease with degeneration, disc protrusions, and degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 12, 2018
- Citation
- 1808971
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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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