The Board granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities, a left ankle disability, a gastrointestinal disability as secondary to a psychiatric disorder, and a migraine headache rating of 50 percent. The earlier effective date claim was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted after the final denial established a link between the Veteran's current conditions and his service, meeting the criteria for new and relevant evidence under the Appeals Modernization Act.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability, left ankle disability, gastrointestinal disability, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041614
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, but no greater.
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