The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations for Meniere’s Disease and migraine headaches were denied as the evidence did not show that his conditions warranted a higher evaluation than the currently assigned ratings.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate that the Veteran's symptoms met the criteria for an initial evaluation greater than 30 percent for either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's Disease, Migraine Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18145024
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What this means for you
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