The Veteran's initial rating for tension including migraine-variant headaches and occipital neuralgia was granted at a 30 percent from May 22, 2003 to February 10, 2012. From February 10, 2012, the Veteran is entitled to an initial rating of 50 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's headaches were more closely approximated by characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once per month over the last several months prior to February 10, 2012. As of February 10, 2012, his headaches manifested very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- Tension including migraine-variant headaches, Occipital neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21000468
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