The Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes his migraine headaches, and he is granted service connection on a secondary basis. The effective date for the TBI remains October 3, 2020, as no earlier claim was received within one year of separation from service.
The deciding factor: The March 2021 VA examiner's opinion supported that the Veteran's headaches were at least as likely as not due to his TBI. The evidence is in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's migraines began during or before service, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071711
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.
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