The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are rated at 30 percent, and he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Posttraumatic headaches do not meet the criteria for a higher than 30 percent rating as they have not been shown to be very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The Veteran's total disability rating is granted based on his unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Headaches, Traumatic Brain Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1825050
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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.
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