The VA granted a 50% evaluation for service-connected cephalalgia, effective from March 18, 1992. The veteran's claim was previously remanded multiple times and the RO increased his disability rating to 50%.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected cephalalgia resulted in severe daily headaches that severely limited his activities.
- Claimed conditions
- cephalalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0112564
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and lack of examination in some cases. The claims are now pending for further review.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disability, finding no current diagnosis of such condition and concluding that his subjective complaints are not competent to diagnose or link his headaches to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected cephalalgia, residuals of a mild concussion, and migraine headaches are currently rated at 50 percent. The Board finds that the current rating adequately reflects the severity of his symptoms.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and therefore denied all three claims for service connection.
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