The Board has determined that the veteran's headaches, due to an undiagnosed illness, warrant a 50 percent evaluation based on very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability. The veteran's claims for higher ratings have been granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's daily headaches, which are not responsive to medications and result in excessive work absences, meet the criteria for a 50 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches due to an undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0800279
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