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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