Granted
The veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) is rated at 10 percent, but no higher. The symptoms more nearly approximate level 1 in the pertinent rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The highest facet in the TBI Table is a 1, which corresponds to a rating of 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 8045.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI), migraine including migraine variants and tension headaches, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003427
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