The Veteran's post-traumatic headaches, including those associated with a traumatic brain injury, are manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The Board finds that the criteria for a disability rating of 50 percent have been met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced characteristic prostrating attacks more than once per month, accompanied by symptoms such as nausea, photophobia, and phonophobia, which resulted in prolonged bed rest and severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1635024
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