The Board has granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected post-concussive migraine headaches, effective throughout the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's frequent and severe prostrating attacks of migraines have been found to meet the criteria for a 50% disability rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- post-concussive migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2015
- Citation
- 1512736
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