The Board denied a rating greater than 30 percent for service-connected posttraumatic headaches and granted an effective date of December 5, 2016, for the award of a separate 30 percent rating for these headaches. The decision also noted that the appellant's headaches are part of his TBI residuals.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's posttraumatic headaches did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they were characterized by characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month, which corresponds to a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8100. The effective date was set at December 5, 2016, when the appellant filed his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic headaches associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23019277
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- Granted
The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches associated with TBI are rated at 30 percent effective from December 18, 2020. The rating for traumatic brain injury remains at 0 percent prior to December 18, 2020 and 10 percent from that date.
- Granted
The Veteran's headache condition, posttraumatic headaches associated with TBI, is restored to a 30 percent disability rating from June 14, 2013, to July 10, 2017. The Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating during this period.
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- Denied
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