The Veteran's chronic migraine headaches are found to be secondary to his service-connected maxillary and ethmoid sinusitis.,His bilateral feet onychomycosis with history of left great toe subungual fungal infection is rated at zero percent due to the lack of affected body or exposed areas.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's headaches are found to be secondary to his service-connected maxillary and ethmoid sinusitis.,There was no evidence showing that the Veteran had a toenail fungus during service, nor did he have any systemic therapy for it in the past year.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral feet onychomycosis with history of left great toe subungual fungal infection, chronic migraine headaches, left knee recurrent lateral instability, right knee recurrent lateral instability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19163732
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- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of March 27, 2019 for the grant of service connection for adjustment disorder, tinnitus, and chronic migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial claim for service connection for chronic migraine headaches was denied in October 2021. He filed an intent to file on July 20, 2023, and completed his formal application within one year of that date. The Board has granted service connection for chronic migraine headaches with a disability rating of 30 percent effective from July 20, 2023.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his active service. The evidence shows a history of chronic headaches since 2013 during service and a VA physician provided an opinion supporting this relationship.,Service connection was also granted for low back pain with degenerative arthritis. The Board found that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service, noting consistent reports of back pain starting shortly after separation from active duty.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for chronic migraine headaches, effective from September 19, 2019. The Veteran's migraines are characterized by very frequent and prolonged attacks that cause severe economic inadaptability.
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