The Veteran's initial compensable rating for tension headaches prior to August 27, 2015 is denied.,An initial disability rating of 50 percent or higher for tension headaches from August 27, 2015 is granted.
The deciding factor: Prior to August 27, 2015, the evidence did not demonstrate characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over several months.,From August 27, 2015, the evidence indicated very frequent and prolonged attacks of non-migraine headache pain that produced severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- Tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19167553
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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