Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches due to meningitis was dismissed because the benefit sought has already been granted.
The deciding factor: There can be no earlier effective date for an increased rating claim than the date of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches due to meningitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004011
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