The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches is denied as her headaches do not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.,Service connection for right hip and left hip disabilities are both denied due to lack of evidence showing current disabilities during or proximate to the appeal period.,The Veteran's service-connected sciatica is found to aggravate her claimed hip disabilities, but VA regulations prohibit providing compensation twice for the same symptomatology.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran has characteristic prostrating attacks of migraine or non-migraine headache pain, which is required for an initial compensable rating under DC 8100.,There is no competent credible evidence showing current right or left hip disabilities during or proximate to the appeal period. The Veteran's complaints of hip pain are not associated with a current disability.,The Veteran's service-connected sciatica aggravates her claimed hip disabilities, but VA regulations prohibit providing compensation twice for the same symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, right hip disability, left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20025521
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of February 28, 2023.
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