The Veteran's appeal of a compensable rating for status post bilateral strabismus eye surgery was dismissed. The Board granted a 50 percent rating for cluster migraines, finding the Veteran's headaches meet the criteria for such a rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced very frequent and prolonged attacks of severe economic inadaptability due to her cluster migraines, which were found to be consistent with the criteria for a 50 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- status post bilateral strabismus eye surgery, cluster migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18112447
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What this means for you
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