The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for headaches and denied a separate initial rating for traumatic brain injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's headaches are capable of producing severe economic inadaptability, meeting the criteria for a 50 percent rating. However, the manifestations of the Veteran's TBI during the period on appeal cannot be clearly separated from the manifestation of his comorbid service-connected conditions, leading to denial of a separate initial rating.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021267
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