The Board granted a 30 percent rating for headaches effective March 29, 2023, and denied an increased rating for pes planus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced characteristic prostrating attacks of migraines occurring on average once a month over the last several months, warranting a 30 percent rating. The maximum schedular rating was already in place for pes planus, so no higher rating could be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat foot (pes planus), cervicogenic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25048576
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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a left wrist condition was dismissed due to concurrent election of higher-level review. The claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral pes planus, and for service connection for hearing loss, neck strain, and dermatitis were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board restored the 50% rating for cervicogenic headaches and the 40% rating for right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, effective February 1, 2025, as the reductions were not proper. The reduction of the left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy to 0% was upheld.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral flat foot (pes planus) to obtain an opinion on whether it is caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected plantar fasciitis.
- Dismissed
The Board's September 4, 2025 decision was vacated due to a failure to address clear and unmistakable error arguments, depriving the Veteran of due process.
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