The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for her migraine headaches was denied. The Veteran is currently assigned a 30 percent rating for TMJ dysfunction since February 21, 2012.,The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for TMJ dysfunction prior to March 10, 2016 and in excess of 40 percent thereafter was also denied.
The deciding factor: The effective date for the 30 percent rating for migraine headaches was not earlier than April 5, 2010 as requested by the Veteran. The Veteran's TMJ disability has been rated at 30 percent since February 21, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraines, Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1716191
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