The veteran's initial claim for a higher evaluation for post-traumatic headaches was granted, but the effective date of service connection remains June 13, 2001. The Board found that his headaches are not migrainous and do not meet criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran’s headaches were determined to be purely subjective complaints resulting from head trauma in service, without evidence of accompanying neurological disability or multi-infarct dementia associated with head trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0616343
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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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