The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for tension and vascular headaches prior to September 6, 2019, but denied a higher rating thereafter.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's headache symptoms met the criteria for a 50 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8100, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- tension and vascular headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25042197
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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