The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent disabling, effective from April 12, 2018. The Veteran's folliculitis with scarring of the scalp is not compensable.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraines were found to be very frequent and completely prostrating, meeting the criteria for a 50% rating under DC 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute intermittent tension headaches, Folliculitis with scarring of the scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25000958
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,113 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for acute intermittent tension headaches and an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic sinusitis.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and radiculopathies of the femoral and sciatic nerves of bilateral lower extremities. The Veteran's headaches are also found to be related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's right ankle disability, TBI, and associated headaches were granted service connection effective May 30, 2019. The effective dates for the other issues are denied as they predate this decision.
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