The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted as service-connected due to aggravation by her service-connected autonomic dysfunction with hyperadrenergic POTS. The Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is also found to be aggravated by the service-connected POTS, but the Board finds that further development of the claims for bilateral knee disability, all-joint degenerative condition, muscle degenerative condition, fibromyalgia, and eating disorder are required.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current migraine headaches are found to have been aggravated by her service-connected autonomic dysfunction with hyperadrenergic POTS. The Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is also found to be aggravated by the service-connected POTS, but further development of these claims is needed as they are inextricably intertwined.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with joint hypermobility syndrome, bilateral knee disability, all-joint degenerative condition, muscle degenerative condition, fibromyalgia, eating disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21066810
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