The Veteran's service-connected headache disability is granted a 50% evaluation, effective from July 26, 2017. The issues of entitlement to increased evaluations for the right ear disability and TDIU are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- Headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2019
- Citation
- A19002693
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no current disability or sufficient evidence to support higher ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's headache disability, finding that his headaches started in service and have continued since then. The decision is based on the Veteran's consistent reports of experiencing headaches during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches, sleep apnea, and heart disability are related to service and have assigned a remand for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a headache disability as secondary to his service-connected hypertension or hypertension-related medication, finding that there was no evidence linking the headaches to his hypertension.
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