Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 28, 2023 for the award of a 50 percent rating for chronic headaches and a 10 percent rating for scars of the head, but denied ratings in excess of these amounts. The Board also granted service connection for painful scars of the head with an effective date of March 28, 2023.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his claims were received within one year of his intent to file for benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic headaches, scars of the head, painful scars of the head
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099114
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