The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for post-traumatic vascular headaches, effective from November 30, 2001. The veteran's headaches are productive of characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average of more than once a month.
The deciding factor: The veteran's headaches have been characterized as very frequent and severe, meeting the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8100 (migraine headaches).
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic vascular headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0704051
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