Service connection for a migraine headache condition and scar on the forehead, residual to head injury is granted. Initial disability ratings higher than 20 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathies are denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's radiculopathy in his right and left lower extremities has been rated based on moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve, which does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headache condition, scar on the forehead, residual to head injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20077808
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for his service-connected migraine headache condition and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence supports the readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for a migraine headache condition, which is secondary to her service-connected PTSD. The Veteran's claim is granted.
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