The Board has determined that the veteran does not have characteristic prostrating headaches during the appeal period, warranting a 0 percent rating for cephalgia.
The deciding factor: The veteran's last reported severe headache was two years prior to the June 2005 VA examination, and there is no evidence of prostrating attacks or other symptoms that would warrant a higher rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- cephalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0841478
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD, while denying other claims. The remaining claims were remanded.
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