The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected multiple joint pain with myofascial headaches and sleep disorder, finding that his symptoms most closely match characteristic prostrating attacks occurring an average of once a month over the last several months.
The deciding factor: The veteran's headache symptomatology most closely matched characteristic prostrating attacks occurring an average of once a month over the last several months, consistent with a 30 percent rating under DC 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple joint pain, Myofascial headaches, Sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0106590
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