The Veteran's hypertension is not rated higher than noncompensable, and his migraine headaches are rated at 10 percent prior to February 12, 2019, but a 30 percent rating is granted for the same condition starting from that date.,Cervical spine degenerative joint and disc disease and left knee status post ACL repairs are remanded for further examination and rating consideration.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hypertension does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, as his blood pressure readings did not consistently reach levels that would warrant such a rating.,The Veteran’s migraine headaches have been rated based on their frequency of attacks. Prior to February 12, 2019, they were rated at 10 percent due to the average number of attacks per month being less than once per month. Since then, they are rated at 30 percent as there is evidence of more frequent attacks.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, migraine headaches, cervical spine degenerative joint and disc disease, left knee status post anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repairs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19141516
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