The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for her posttraumatic headaches as there is no evidence of multi-infarct dementia associated with her brain trauma and her headaches are not prostrating in nature. The current 10% disability evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8045-9304 is appropriate.
The deciding factor: The veteran's headaches were diagnosed as posttraumatic with a tensional and migrainous component, but the VA examiner noted that they were not prostrating in nature.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0417078
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 50 percent for posttraumatic headaches and a rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD with TBI.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for service-connected posttraumatic headaches, as the criteria for a higher rating were not met.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic headaches based on the Veteran's symptoms of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the 50 percent disability rating for posttraumatic headaches, finding that the evidence did not support a 50 percent rating prior to July 11, 2024.
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