The Board granted an initial evaluation of 50 percent for migraine headaches but dismissed the appeal for service connection for dry eye syndrome, left eye and denied restoration of a 10 percent rating for status post right eye sub retinal hemorrhage injury with papillary sphincter rupture.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraines were found to be very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged, resulting in severe economic inadaptability, which met the criteria for a 50 percent rating under DC 8100. The appeal for dry eye syndrome was dismissed as premature, and the reduction of the right eye disability rating was upheld due to demonstrated improvement.
- Claimed conditions
- dry eye syndrome, left eye, migraine headaches, status post right eye sub retinal hemorrhage injury with papillary sphincter rupture, commotion retinae, angle recession, floater of the vitreous and bilateral lattice degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25039068
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, but no greater.
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