The Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder has been granted. His migraine headaches have also been increased to 50 percent prior to June 6, 2019 and his GERD has been increased to 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the grant of service connection for a sleep disorder due to in-service symptoms and current diagnosis. The Veteran's frequent, prostrating, and prolonged migraine headaches have been found to be productive of severe economic inadaptability. His GERD is characterized by persistent regurgitation and arm pain.
- Claimed conditions
- vertigo, right knee disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, right elbow disability, disability manifested by shortness of breath, migraine headaches, sleep disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), bilateral hand tremors
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20002786
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and pernicious anemia, and the Board dismissed both appeals.
- 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.
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