The Board has granted a higher rating of 50 percent for cluster headaches and denied the claim for a higher rating for cervical spine disorder.
The deciding factor: The veteran's cluster headaches produce impairment equivalent to migraine with very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50% rating. The cervical spine disorder is manifested by no more than slight limitation of motion, which warrants a 10% rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Cluster Headaches, Cervical Spine Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0125247
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