The Board granted service connection for bilateral degenerative arthritis of the hands and a seizure disorder, secondary to service-connected pain disorder and depression associated with a general medical condition with history of self-medicating with alcohol. The Veteran was also granted an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches from May 11, 1993.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's bilateral degenerative arthritis of the hands and seizure disorder began during active military service, and the criteria for a higher rating for migraine headaches have been met with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral degenerative arthritis of the hands, seizure disorder (secondary to service-connected pain disorder and depression associated with a general medical condition with history of self-medicating with alcohol), migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 19, 2024
- Citation
- 24002915
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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