Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches and a compensable rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome, but granted an effective date of December 5, 2019, for service connection of both conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to their frequency and severity, but the claims for service connection were valid as they were filed on or before the effective date of December 5, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, bilateral dry eye syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106636
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