Va Rating For Cervicogenic Headache

The VA uses diagnostic code 8100 to rate headaches including migraine headaches.

Va rating for cervicogenic headache. These ratings are 0 10 30 and 50. 60 Rate residuals minimum. When it comes to both cervicogenic and migraine headaches there are four possible VA ratings. In the case of cervicogenic headache the cause is a disorder of.

Yes headaches are a VA disability. My headaches increases in frequency and severity becoming prostrating in nature. As a result the maximum schedular disability rating a veteran can receive for cervicogenic headaches is 50 percent see the rating schedule below. The Regional Office then granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veterans service-connected cervical spine disability and assigned an initial 30 percent evaluation.

At the 10 percent level they average once every two months over the last several months. This is because there are no rating schedules for headache conditions other than migraines. I had my CP for migraine headaches 3 months ago and according to the results of my CP the doctor did note they were secondary due to cervical injuries. Cervicogenic headache is referred pain pain perceived as occurring in a part of the body other than its true source perceived in the head from a source in the neck.

In fact according to the Veterans Benefits Administration VBA and the Top 10 Most Common VA Disability Claims Migraines are the 9 most commonly claimed VA disability. To get a 50 percent rating the veteran must experience completely prostrating and prolonged attacks headaches that are so bad that the veteran must lie down several times each month. Unfortunately as you can see by the rating schedule below the highest possible schedular rating for any headache condition is 50 percent. Instead all headache conditions are considered closely analogous to migraines under 38 CFR 420.

Cervicogenic headaches are a type of secondary headache that arise due to problems with the bones nerves or soft tissues of the neck cervical region. This rating formula is based mainly on range of motion measurements according to the following criteria. I had a diagnosis for cervicogenic headaches many years ago after significant cervical injuries. Similar to VA disability ratings for back pain VA uses the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine under 38 CFR 471a to evaluate the majority of neck pain conditions.

The rating in code 8002 will be continued for 2 years following cessation of surgical chemotherapeutic or other treatment modality. 50 With very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. 30 With characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over the last several months. 30 8003 Benign minimum.

The treatment for this type of headache differs greatly from the treatment for. Once service connection has been established cervicogenic headaches are evaluated using the disability rating scale for migraine headaches. They may be very intense headaches but if they arent frequent enough to be disruptive you may get a low rating. At this point if the residuals have stabilized the rating will be made on neurological residuals according to symptomatology.

These headaches can be caused by trauma to the head and neck or osteoarthritis of the cervical spine joints. At the 30 percent level VA says that headaches need to average once a month over the last several months. We know VA will likely require more than the average of once a month at the 50 level. The 0 rating is reserved for low-frequency headache attacks.

In November 2012 he appealed to the Board of Veterans Appeals requesting higher ratings for both his cervical spine and headache conditions. Cervicogenic headaches can mimic migraines so it may be difficult to distinguish a cervicogenic headache from a migraine headacheThe primary difference is that a migraine headache is.