The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, which include migraine headaches, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and chest wall pain. The Board has found that he meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU as of October 10, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with small sliding hiatal hernia and history of peptic ulcer disease, chest wall pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132365
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, but no greater.
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