The veteran's post-concussion syndrome with chronic post-traumatic headaches is rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating available.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms of post-concussion syndrome and chronic post-traumatic headaches are adequately addressed by the current 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 8045 and 9304.
- Claimed conditions
- post-concussion syndrome, chronic post-traumatic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0208839
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for chronic post-traumatic headaches, service connection for a traumatic brain injury, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, insomnia, and sleeping condition.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for post-concussion syndrome, migraine headaches, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as these conditions clearly and unmistakably preexisted the Veteran's active duty service and were not permanently worsened beyond their natural progression by such service.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected chronic post-traumatic headaches, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for chronic post-traumatic headaches and a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis from July 29, 2014, to April 29, 2016. The claim for a higher rating for allergic rhinitis was denied.
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