The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 11, 2019, for the assignment of a 50 percent disability rating for service-connected tension and migraine headaches but dismissed the motion to revise or reverse on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a past rating decision.
The deciding factor: The increase in severity of the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches was factually ascertainable as of February 11, 2019, which is earlier than the assigned effective date of September 11, 2019. The CUE claim did not meet the legal or factual basis required for revision.
- Claimed conditions
- tension and migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020019
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,084 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the appeals for neck strain, asthma, and tension and migraine headaches as they have been withdrawn by the Veteran. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is remanded due to a need for a VA medical examination.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU have been dismissed as the appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected tension and migraine headaches were denied a compensable evaluation as the evidence did not show characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the past several months.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for tension and migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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