Partly granted
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches and granted a 30 percent initial rating, but no higher. The motion to revise or reverse the August 1985 rating decision based on CUE was remanded.
The deciding factor: The claimant's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a more severe rating due to the frequency and severity of his headaches, but they were sufficient to warrant a 30 percent rating. The August 1985 decision denying service connection is final, and no CUE was found in that decision.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099376
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