Granted
The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the 50 percent disability evaluation of service-connected migraines was granted, with March 13, 2022, as the earliest possible effective date.
The deciding factor: Evidence in the record indicates that during the one-year 'look back period' preceding his ITF, the Veteran was unemployed due to the severity of his service-connected migraines.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020434
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