The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected cervicogenic headaches, effective December 16, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were found to be analogous to migraines with characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once in two months over the last several months.
- Claimed conditions
- cervicogenic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20081232
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.
- Partly granted
The Board restored the 50% rating for cervicogenic headaches and the 40% rating for right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, effective February 1, 2025, as the reductions were not proper. The reduction of the left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy to 0% was upheld.
- Dismissed
The Board's September 4, 2025 decision was vacated due to a failure to address clear and unmistakable error arguments, depriving the Veteran of due process.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for increased ratings and secondary service connection are being remanded to correct a duty-to-assist error.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a neck disorder and dismissed the appeal for a right ankle disorder, while denying increased ratings for left ankle sprain, cervicogenic headaches, and other conditions.
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