An effective date of October 9, 2013, is granted for the 50 percent evaluation for a headache disability.,An effective date of May 20, 2015, is granted for a TDIU due solely to a headache disability.,A compensable evaluation for a left cheek scar is denied.,Service connection for a psychiatric condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's October 9, 2013, treatment record showed a factually ascertainable increase in the severity of his headache disability within one year prior to filing an increased evaluation claim on October 9, 2014.,There is no evidence the Veteran performed substantially gainful employment from May 20, 2015, due to his medical conditions, with a primary diagnosis of a headache disability. The Board grants a TDIU due solely to a headache disability from May 20, 2015.,The October 2019 VA examiner stated the Veteran's left cheek scar was less than 13 centimeters in length and less than 0.6 centimeters wide at the widest part, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 7800 or 7804.,The Board finds service connection for a psychiatric condition is granted based on the Veteran's current psychiatric disability resulting from service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disability, psychiatric condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24047941
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