The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 20, 2018, for service connection for tension headaches and an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected tension headaches.

The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued his claim from November 20, 2018, and the evidence established that he had headaches on or before this date, thus entitling him to service connection as of that date. The severity of the headaches met the criteria for a 50 percent rating.

Claimed conditions

tension headaches

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

50%

Decision date

December 11, 2025

Citation

A25107241

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