The Board granted an initial evaluation of 50 percent for the Veteran's headaches associated with PTSD, as they are characteristic of very frequent completely prostrating attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's headache symptoms more closely approximate the criteria for a 50 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8100, as she experiences very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that render her totally incapacitated multiple times per month, causing severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25024099
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 195 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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