The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss was denied as he did not meet the criteria for a disability under VA regulations.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating of 30 percent for migraines was granted, effective October 16, 2022.
The deciding factor: The audiometric evaluations did not show hearing loss in either ear as defined by VA regulation. The Veteran does not have a current disability that meets the criteria to be considered a disability for VA purposes.,The VA examination revealed that the Veteran has migraine headaches, but they do not meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating due to lack of very prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24082908
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial evaluation for tension headaches to include migraines is granted, with a rating of 50 percent effective from May 23, 2023.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss as there is no current diagnosis of a bilateral hearing disability for VA purposes, and the Veteran did not have a hearing loss disability at any time during or recent to the filing of his claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for tension and migraine headaches is remanded due to the inadequacy of the September 2020 VA examination report, which did not consider the ameliorative effects of medication.
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