The Veteran's migraine headache disability is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds that a compensable rating is not warranted.,The Veteran’s back, bilateral hip, and bilateral knee disabilities are presumed due to exposure to an IED blast during service. The Veteran has been remanded for additional examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his in-service injuries.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headache disability is characterized by constant daily headaches with light sensitivity but without characteristic prostrating attacks, which do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under DC 8100.,The Veteran’s back, bilateral hip, and bilateral knee disabilities are presumed due to exposure to an IED blast during service. The Veteran has been remanded for additional examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his in-service injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability (presumed due to IED blast), Bilateral hip disability (presumed due to IED blast), Bilateral knee disability (presumed due to IED blast), Migraine headache disability, Right ankle strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19137762
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine strain, right wrist sprain, right knee strain, left knee strain, and right ankle strain. The disabilities are all deemed to have begun during the Veteran's active duty.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for a cervical spine disability, right ankle strain, and mild right foot retrocalcaneal spur as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that could be linked to the current disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right ankle strain and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headache disability is found to have begun during service and has continued since then, warranting service connection.
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