The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 30, 2014 for the award of service connection for migraine headaches was denied. The Veteran also had a claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for his migraine headaches which was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit a formal or informal application for service connection prior to January 30, 2014, and therefore, VA is precluded from granting an effective date prior to that date. The Veteran's current rating of 30 percent for his migraine headaches was found insufficient as he has not reported very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20002131
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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