The Veteran's effective date for a 50% disability rating for migraine headaches is set to September 28, 2017. The Board found that the increase in severity of his condition occurred prior to this date.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed an increase in frequency and duration of incapacitating migraines occurring at least three times a week since July 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine Headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- A19002990
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What this means for you
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