The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's residuals of head trauma, which is currently rated as 10 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran experiences headaches with characteristic prostrating attacks at least once or twice per month, warranting a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8100 for migraines with prostrating attacks.
- Claimed conditions
- head trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0318350
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