The Board finds that the Veteran's stress-related headaches do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 8100, as there is no evidence of prostrating attacks averaging once in two months over the last several months. The Veteran's tinea versicolor and ingrown toenails have been granted service connection but assigned noncompensable ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported experiencing headaches five to six times per week, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 8100 as there is no evidence of prostrating attacks averaging once in two months over the last several months.
- Claimed conditions
- stress-related headaches, tinea versicolor, ingrown toenails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1305835
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