The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic headaches were rated at 10 percent prior to June 9, 2010. From that date, the Veteran is now rated at 50 percent.,The Veteran has experienced very frequent and prolonged attacks of migraines since June 9, 2010, which have resulted in severe economic inadaptability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's headaches from June 9, 2010, meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating due to their very frequent and prolonged attacks of migraines.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2018
- Citation
- 1807685
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic headaches have been rated at a 50 percent evaluation, which is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 8100 for very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for posttraumatic headaches was denied. The Board dismissed the claims for TDIU and SMC due to service-connected posttraumatic headaches as it did not have jurisdiction over these issues.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing (SAH) or special home adaptation (SHA) grant due to his respiratory disability, which is presumed by the PACT Act. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a permanent and total disability resulting in anatomical loss of use of both hands, burns, or residuals of an inhalational injury.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for posttraumatic headaches from February 10, 2020.
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