Granted
The Board granted restoration of a 50 percent disability rating for headache disability, effective July 1, 2024, due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The reduction was based on an inadequate examination that did not consider the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine and tension headaches with visual aura and photophobia (headache disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085085
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