The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 50% rating, the highest schedular rating.,The claim for service connection of a right wrist disorder is granted as new and material evidence has been submitted.,Service connection for hemorrhoids secondary to IBS is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches are manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, meeting the criteria for a 50% rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.,New medical evidence indicates that the Veteran has been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, which may be related to her service-connected IBS. This new evidence relates to an unestablished fact necessary to support the claim of service connection for the right wrist disorder.,The Veteran's hemorrhoids are etiologically related to her service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, right wrist disorder (claimed as carpal tunnel syndrome and right wrist strain), hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21067040
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- 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.
- 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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