The Veteran's service-connected tension headaches due to TBI are currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that these symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they do not meet the criteria for very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks of tension headaches productive of severe economic inadaptability, which is required for a higher disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Tension headaches due to TBI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23003892
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