The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 8100. The Veteran’s lumbar strain and degenerative disc and joint disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy, respiratory disorder (bronchitis), and gastrointestinal disorder (chronic constipation) have all been granted service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 8100 due to characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once a month over the last several months, which is the maximum rating available for this condition. The other conditions were granted service connection based on new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, lumbar strain and degenerative disc and joint disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy, respiratory disorder (bronchitis), gastrointestinal disorder (chronic constipation)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2020
- Citation
- A20019139
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service, including a stick injury in England, and current left eye disability (including amblyopia and cataracts) as well as migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches.
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