The VA has assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation for the appellant's service-connected residuals of head trauma, including headache disorder. This is based on the appellant's reported symptoms and lack of neurological findings.
The deciding factor: The examination reports consistently indicated that there were no specific neurological manifestations related to the appellant's inservice traumatic head injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Head Trauma, Headache Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0127305
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