The Board dismissed the appeal for an effective date prior to December 11, 2017, for a 50 percent rating for post traumatic headaches and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent disabling prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The Board found no allegation of fact or law remaining as to the issue of an effective date prior to December 11, 2017, for the award of a 50 percent rating for post-traumatic headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20003297
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the award of a 50 percent rating for post traumatic headaches, finding that there was no evidence of a claim to reopen or additional review requested prior to June 22, 2023.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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