The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a head injury with headaches warrant a 10 percent evaluation, and his peripheral vestibular pathology warrants an additional 10 percent evaluation for dizziness. The combined evaluations result in a total disability rating of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence supports the current 10% evaluation for residuals of a head injury with headaches due to post-traumatic migraine headaches without aura, and a separate 10% evaluation for peripheral vestibular pathology based on objective findings consistent with left peripheral vestibular pathology.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, dizziness, nausea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0101227
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