The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for headaches and a separate 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's left foot disorder, effective from December 1995. The right foot disorder continues to be evaluated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The frequency of the veteran's headaches and their impact on his daily life warranted a higher rating than the current 10 percent assigned under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches, secondary to head trauma, Bilateral Foot Disorders (metatarsalgia, plantar fasciitis, pes cavus, and spur formation)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0202272
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