The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches, peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and empty sella syndrome (ESS) are all granted. The grants are based on direct service connection.,Service connection is established for migraine headaches, PVD, GERD secondary to hypogonadism post pituitary microadenoma with obesity as an intermediate step, and ESS secondary to the same condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's conditions had their onset during active duty service.,The evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's conditions were caused by his service-connected hypogonadism post pituitary microadenoma.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), empty sella syndrome (ESS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2023
- Citation
- A23030363
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches with an initial rating of 50 percent effective from August 10, 2022, and denied the claims for service connection for a right knee disability, obstructive sleep apnea, kidney disability, low back disability, and erectile dysfunction.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and pernicious anemia, and the Board dismissed both appeals.
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