The Board granted earlier effective dates for service-connected traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches, but denied a revision of the July 13, 2011, rating decision that granted compensation for left shoulder condition at 10 percent disabling based on clear and unmistakable error. The Board also granted an increased disability evaluation to 40 percent for the period on appeal for service-connected traumatic brain injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's intent to file a claim was received on October 8, 2020, which allowed for earlier effective dates for his service-connected conditions and an increased rating for traumatic brain injury due to the policy change in effect at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury, migraine headaches, left shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25043395
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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