Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date for service connection of migraine headaches and a 50 percent rating from April 10, 2024, while denying an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for the same condition.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's claims were properly filed after the denial of service connection in 2019, with the earliest valid claim being received in April 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25110141
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