The Veteran's service-connected tension headaches are now rated at 50 percent effective March 26, 2008. Prior to that date, the rating was 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that as of March 26, 2008, the Veteran experienced very frequent and completely prostrating headaches that were productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- Tension Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1016500
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