The Board granted service connection for a headache disability and an initial 10 percent rating for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's headache disability is etiologically related to his service, and the manifestations of the Veteran's TBI were one or more neurobehavioral effects causing occasional interference with workplace interaction or social interaction without precluding them; higher levels of severity were not shown.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disability, residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24073034
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal for an increased rating for a headache disability, and the Board dismissed the claim.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic migraines secondary to the TBI, and peripheral vestibular disorder secondary to the TBI.
- 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.
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