The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 8100. The Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the severity of his symptoms as defined by the criteria in the Rating Schedule. For the knee disabilities, the Veteran's service-connected instability and painful flexion have been remanded for further examination to determine their current severity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 8100 due to the severity of his symptoms as defined by the criteria in the Rating Schedule. For the knee disabilities, a higher rating is warranted based on the need for further examination and evaluation of their current severity.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, instability of the left knee, instability of the right knee, painful flexion of the left knee, painful flexion of the right knee, limitation of extension of the left knee, limitation of extension of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23038034
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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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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