The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for residuals of traumatic brain injury with vertigo and 30 percent for migraine headaches, while denying a compensable rating for right orbital bone status post blowout fracture and a higher rating for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TBI residuals moderately interfere with work, activities of daily living, or relationships, and his migraine headache symptoms more nearly approximate characteristic prostrating attacks occurring at least once a month.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with vertigo, Migraine headaches, Right orbital bone, status post blowout fracture, Tinnitus, Macular scar post traumatic with secondary cataract
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25036707
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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