The Board granted the restoration of a 30 percent evaluation for post traumatic headaches, as there was no actual improvement in the disability that reflected an improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not reflect any material improvement in the Veteran's condition, and lay statements supported the continued need for a 30 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025294
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, post traumatic headaches, and hypertrophic tonsils, but denied service connection for a low back pain condition, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, gout, dyslipidemia, an earlier effective date for tinnitus, chronic dyspnea, neck condition, sleep apnea, and psychiatric disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the award of a 50 percent rating for post traumatic headaches, finding that there was no evidence of a claim to reopen or additional review requested prior to June 22, 2023.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for post traumatic headaches, and a TDIU was also granted.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, peripheral vestibular disorder, bilateral hearing loss, cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, and bilateral cataracts. However, it granted a 10 percent disability rating for TBI and a 70 percent disability rating for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, effective from August 21, 2020.
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