The Veteran's migraine headaches have been granted service connection.,Initial compensable evaluations for the surgical scars of the right and left knees were denied.,Service connection for a left ankle/achilles disability (tendonitis) is granted, but initial compensable evaluations are not warranted.,A remand is required to obtain an adequate medical nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed left ankle/achilles disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches were incurred during service and have continued since then. The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current migraines are less likely as not incurred in or caused by any incident of his military service.,Initial compensable evaluations for surgical scars of the right and left knees were denied because the scars do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under DC 7802. The scars are not deep, unstable, or painful.,Service connection for a left ankle/achilles disability (tendonitis) was granted as it is at least as likely as not related to service. However, initial compensable evaluations were denied because the scars do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under DC 7802.,A remand is required due to the absence of an adequate medical nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed left ankle/achilles disability.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, left ankle/achilles disability (tendonitis), surgical scar of right knee, two surgical scars on left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24020070
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The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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- 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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