Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and assignment of a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, finding no evidence to support an earlier date than April 27, 2023.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence indicating that the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was pending prior to April 27, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089908
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