The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 8, 2019, for the increased disability ratings for tension and migraine headaches and a lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence supports that the Veteran's claims were received within one year after their intent to file a claim for compensation on February 8, 2019, thus allowing an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- tension and migraine headaches, lumbar spine disability (degenerative disc disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24062988
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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for tension and migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Denied
The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right femoral osteomyelitis, a right hip disability, a right knee disability, and a lumbar spine disability as the Veteran's additional disabilities were not due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or some other instance of fault on the part of VA, or because of an event that was not reasonably foreseeable.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left knee, lumbar spine, and bilateral hip degenerative diseases as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than April 15, 2022 for a 50 percent rating for tension and migraine headaches.
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