The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at a 50% disability rating from September 10, 2013 to February 12, 2018. The effective date for service connection is set as September 10, 2013.
The deciding factor: The Veteran met the criteria for a 50% rating under DC 8100 starting from September 2013 due to very frequent severe headaches that rendered him entirely powerless and resulted in severe economic inadaptability. However, at a February 12, 2018 VA examination, he no longer met the criteria for this rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179049
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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