The Veteran's chronic vascular headaches have been granted a maximum schedular rating of 50 percent from June 6, 2014 to January 14, 2015. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than somatic symptom disorder and pendulous breasts (claimed as residuals of a breast reduction) are pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chronic vascular headaches resulted in very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent from June 6, 2014 to January 14, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Vascular Headaches, Acquired Psychiatric Disability (other than Somatic Symptom Disorder), Pendulous Breasts, Lumbago, Cervicalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20007293
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