The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at the maximum schedular level of 50 percent. The Veteran’s painful, tender scar status post removal of ganglion cyst of the left wrist is currently rated at 10 percent prior to April 16, 2019 and denied for staged rating in excess of 10 percent from that date. The Veteran's linear scar of the left wrist has a noncompensable rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s migraine headaches are rated at the maximum schedular level due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, as per Diagnostic Code 8100. The painful, tender scar status post removal of ganglion cyst of the left wrist is not considered unstable or painful enough for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine headaches, Painful, tender scar status post removal of ganglion cyst of the left wrist, Linear scar of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21005820
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an increased initial disability rating for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 50% rating due to lack of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings were dismissed due to an improper concurrent election.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's 50% disability evaluation for migraine headaches was restored to May 12, 2021 after the reduction in rating was found not proper.
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