The veteran's headaches, which are residuals of a skull fracture from service, have been rated at 10 percent disabling. The VA has now determined that the severity warrants an increased rating to 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed post-traumatic headaches with prostrating attacks twice a month lasting up to several days, which meets the criteria for a 30 percent disability rating under DC 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- skull fracture of the left temporo-parietal region, cephalgia (headaches)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0601016
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Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cephalgia (headaches) and remanded the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral hand tremors, left restless leg syndrome, and right restless leg syndrome.
- Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as moot, and the claims for circumcision, nerve damage due to circumcision, OSA, and headaches are remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claim for a higher initial rating for cephalgia (headaches).
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection has been dismissed as the RO issued a Statement of the Case continuing the current evaluations and denying the claims.,The Veteran did not file a substantive appeal, thus the Board lacks jurisdiction to review these issues.
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