The Board granted the reinstatement of the 50 percent rating for myofascial headaches, effective March 24, 2017, as the reduction was improper.
The deciding factor: The reduction was based on a single examination and did not clearly warrant a conclusion that sustained improvement had been demonstrated.
- Claimed conditions
- myofascial headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100401
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,890 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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