The Board granted an initial 50 percent disability rating for headaches for the period prior to May 22, 2023, but denied an earlier effective date than May 10, 2016, for the grant of service connection for a headache disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's headache disability met the criteria for a 50 percent rating due to very frequent prostrating and prolonged attacks that were productive of severe economic inadaptability, but there was no clear evidence supporting an earlier effective date than May 10, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24062260
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 11, 2024 for the Veteran's headache disability based on continuous pursuit of her claim.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's headache disability, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 30 percent prior to July 1, 2023.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for asthma but denied all other claims, including service connection for various conditions and a compensable rating for scars between the scapulae.
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