The Board has granted a disability rating of 50 percent for service-connected musculoskeletal headaches from October 2, 2014. The decision is based on the Veteran's frequent and prolonged prostrating attacks that have caused severe economic inadaptability.
The deciding factor: The frequency and severity of the Veteran's headaches were found to be very frequent and productive of severe economic inadaptability, meeting the criteria for a 50 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- musculoskeletal headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22029674
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several service connection issues, including for cervical spine strain, headaches, PTSD, sleep apnea (OSA), and prostate condition (BPH).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to ensure proper consideration of the Veteran's death and its potential connection to his service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection and a compensable rating for his musculoskeletal headaches, as well as TDIU based on these disabilities. The effective date of these decisions is September 16, 1999.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine disability did not warrant a higher rating prior to October 25, 2005 and was only rated at 10 percent from that date. The cervical spine disability was also rated at 10 percent from October 25, 2005. The veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal headaches were rated as noncompensable prior to October 25, 2005 and a rating higher than 10 percent beginning that date.
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