The appeal for a higher rating for migraine headaches with nausea was denied, and the appeal for service connection for residuals of right inguinal hernia was dismissed. Several other claims were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraines do not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they are not very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, and there is no remaining allegation of error of fact or law for appellate consideration regarding the right inguinal hernia claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Bronchitis/upper respiratory infections and chronic cough, Chronic asthma, Dysphagia, esophageal dysmotility, and chest pain/pressure, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia, Lower back pain and back thoracic neuropathy, Migraine headaches with nausea, Residuals of right inguinal hernia, Right testicular pain, Sleep disorder/snoring (sleep apnea), Unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25037643
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 766 · Granted: 40% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and will consider evidence submitted after the October 2024 Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The Veteran's GERD is presumed to have existed prior to service, but there is no clear and unmistakable evidence that it was not aggravated by service. The Board has requested an examination to determine if the Veteran's GERD had its onset during or is otherwise etiologically related to active-duty service.
- Granted
The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia is granted a 60 percent rating effective November 14, 2018. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms are severe and productive of considerable impairment of health.
- Granted
The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia was restored to a 30 percent evaluation, and an increased rating for the condition is granted.
- Denied
The Board denied initial ratings in excess of 50 percent for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, and unspecified depressive disorder; in excess of 10 percent for residuals of prostate cancer; and a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction.
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