Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for chronic headaches and denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss. The claim for service connection for depression secondary to chronic headaches was remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chronic headaches were found to cause characteristic prostrating attacks occurring more than once per month, warranting an initial 30 percent rating under the criteria for migraines. However, there was no evidence of a compensable level of hearing loss in the left ear.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ear hearing loss, Chronic headaches, Depression (secondary to chronic headaches)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101032
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