The Veteran's migraine headaches are not caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.,The Veteran's right knee limitation of extension does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no causal relationship between the service-connected knee disabilities and migraines, as well as no aggravation beyond natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, status post arthroscopic surgery for torn medial and lateral meniscus, right knee, chondromalacia, left knee, right knee instability, left knee instability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23023766
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- 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.
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