The Veteran's migraine headaches are service-connected due to a finding of in-service incurrence and continuity of symptomatology since service. The duodenal ulcer and lymphoma cancer claims have been remanded for further development.,Service connection is granted for migraine headaches, but the duodenal ulcer and lymphoma cancer claims remain pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs show a history of hematemesis in January 1968, which was noted to be related to external hemorrhoids. The July 1968 upper GI series revealed a deformed duodenal bulb without ulceration, suggesting the possibility of an underlying duodenal ulcer.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, duodenal ulcer, lymphoma cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22050996
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service, including a stick injury in England, and current left eye disability (including amblyopia and cataracts) as well as migraine headaches.
- 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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