The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a traumatic brain injury, including migraine headaches and memory loss, are currently rated at 30 percent. The Veteran is granted a separate 10 percent rating for his memory loss but the claim for an increased rating for his migraines remains denied.
The deciding factor: The August 2009 VA examination did not find objective evidence of severe economic inadaptability due to prostrating attacks, thus preventing a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 8100. The Veteran's memory loss is separately rated as it has been diagnosed and does not overlap with the migraines.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Migraine Headaches, Memory Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1030000
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's 50% disability rating for migraine headaches was restored as the evidence did not show actual improvement in his ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its residuals, including unsteady gait, somnolence, and cognitive dysfunction. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible lay statements about in-service head injuries and subsequent seizures.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and therefore, service connection for TBI is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a 50 percent rating, effective December 3, 2021, due to frequent and severe attacks that significantly impact his ability to work.
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