The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are rated at a 30 percent rating, effective August 17, 2015. The Board found that the Veteran’s headaches most nearly approximate the criteria associated with an initial 30 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's headaches were found to be of a frequency and severity that approximated the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8100, but not severe enough to warrant a higher rating as they did not meet the criteria for very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005332
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 50 percent for posttraumatic headaches and a rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD with TBI.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for service-connected posttraumatic headaches, as the criteria for a higher rating were not met.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic headaches based on the Veteran's symptoms of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the 50 percent disability rating for posttraumatic headaches, finding that the evidence did not support a 50 percent rating prior to July 11, 2024.
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