The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for headaches but denied a higher rating and also denied an increased rating greater than 30 percent for adjustment disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's headache symptoms cause characteristic prostrating attacks once per month, which meets the criteria for a 30 percent rating. However, her adjustment disorder did not more nearly approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity to warrant an increased rating greater than 30 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101515
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