The Board denied the veteran's claim for restoration of a 10 percent disability evaluation for right occipital neuralgia and headache syndrome, finding that there was no CUE in the February 1992 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The RO reduced the veteran's rating to noncompensable based on improvement in his condition as evidenced by the August 1991 VA examination report which did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right occipital neuralgia, headache syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0303669
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for headache syndrome, as it is caused by the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Denied
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- Granted
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