The Board has granted a 30 percent initial disability rating for cluster headaches from December 30, 2008 to October 26, 2016. The Veteran's right hip avulsion fracture residuals are also service-connected.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports and treatment records consistently documented the Veteran experiencing characteristic prostrating attacks of migraine and non-migraine pain occurring more frequently than once per month for cluster headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Avulsion Fracture Residuals, Cluster Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 18, 2018
- Citation
- 1803474
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected cluster headaches have been rated at 50 percent since March 14, 2011. The Board found that the symptoms more closely approximate very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected cluster headaches is being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions. The Board will seek new medical opinions without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.
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