The Veteran's chronic tension headaches have been rated at 50% since September 30, 2010. The VA examiner found the headaches to be very frequent and prostrating, causing severe economic inadaptability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported having very frequent and prostrating attacks of chronic tension headaches that caused significant impairment in his ability to work and function.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Tension Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2012
- Citation
- 1241228
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for sinusitis but denied service connection for anxiety disorder and PTSD, and denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and chronic tension headaches.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for chronic tension headaches effective November 2, 2010. The Veteran's headaches were found to be very frequent and completely prostrating with severe economic inadaptability prior to June 15, 2015.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to consider the impact of medication on the Veteran's headache symptoms, and for a retrospective medical opinion to assess the severity of his headaches without medication.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for chronic tension headaches prior to June 15, 2015, finding that the Veteran's headaches did not meet the criteria for a 10% disability rating due to insufficient evidence of prostrating attacks.
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