The Veteran's appeals for a compensable disability rating for paradoxical vocal cord motion and service connection for an anxiety disorder have been dismissed.,A 30 percent disability rating for service-connected migraine headaches has been granted, effective December 8, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for a compensable disability rating for paradoxical vocal cord motion and service connection for an anxiety disorder in August 2023.,The reduction of the rating for migraine headaches from 10 percent to noncompensable was improper, as evidenced by the evidence showing migraines with characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month over the last several months.
- Claimed conditions
- Paradoxical Vocal Cord Motion, Anxiety Disorder, Migraine Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24085399
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial ratings for anxiety disorder and TBI were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's 50% disability rating for migraine headaches was restored as the evidence did not show actual improvement in his ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Denied
The Board denied eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a March 2024 rating decision because the March 2024 rating decision was an initial decision granting service connection for anxiety disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a 50 percent rating, effective December 3, 2021, due to frequent and severe attacks that significantly impact his ability to work.
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