The Veteran's migraine headaches with vasovagal pre-syncope were granted a 50 percent rating, while the claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for other conditions were denied or remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, meeting the criteria for a 50 percent rating under DC 8100. The evidence did not support an earlier effective date or increased ratings for other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- aortic valve replacement to include aortic aneurism, mild pulmonic valvular regurgitation, and moderately dilated ascending aorta (aortic valve condition), lumbar spondylolisthesis, migraine headaches with vasovagal pre-syncope
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25049767
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,828 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal of all claims currently pending before the Board, including those for an earlier effective date for hypothyroidism and higher ratings for various conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased evaluation of lumbar spondylolisthesis due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar spondylolisthesis and bilateral ankle dermatitis, restored the ratings for left knee limitation of extension, left ankle degenerative joint disease (DJD), and right ankle DJD, and denied service connection for sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a right 5th finger scar, increased ratings for left knee flexion and extension, and rhinitis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the Veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.
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