An effective date of August 8, 2014 for service connection of post-concussive headaches associated with TBI is granted. A disability rating in excess of 30 percent for post-concussive headaches associated with TBI is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's post-concussive headaches were found to be directly related to his service-connected TBI, and the effective date was set based on when this relationship was established through medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-concussive headaches, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23047372
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD with TBI, and post-concussive headaches. Service connection was denied for gulf war syndrome.
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