The Veteran's chronic post-traumatic headaches have been rated at the maximum allowable rating of 50 percent since November 23, 1998.,Effective from November 16, 2004, the Veteran is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chronic post-traumatic headaches have been rated at the maximum allowable rating of 50 percent since November 23, 1998.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Post-Traumatic Headaches, Degenerative Joint Disease and Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186853
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Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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