The Veteran's service-connected migraines have been granted an initial 50 percent rating, effective December 21, 2018. The Board has also remanded several other issues for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected migraines were productive of very frequent prostrating and prolonged attacks of migraine headache pain, warranting a 50% rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines, primary open angle glaucoma of the right eye with stats post right orbital fracture with mild ptosis of the right upper eyelid (right eye disability), a scar associated with the right eye disability, left knee strain, tinnitus, hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, night sweats, psychiatric disorder, memory loss, dizziness, right knee condition (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18159937
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for painful scars, but the rating assigned remains at 10 percent. The claims for fibromyalgia and bilateral shoulder disability are denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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