The Board has granted a 50% rating for the veteran's service-connected cephalgia, effective December 12, 1996. The effective date of service connection for PTSD is set at December 12, 1996.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established on December 12, 1996, and the veteran's claim was reopened based on new evidence received after his initial application.
- Claimed conditions
- Cephalgia, Allergic Rhinitis with Residuals of Ethmoid Fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0331898
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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