The Board found that the Veteran's cluster headaches/migraines had improved so as to warrant a rating reduction from 50 percent to noncompensable, effective December 1, 2016. The appeal is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed improvement in the Veteran’s service-connected cluster headaches/migraines and that he was not experiencing prostrating attacks of headache pain during VA examinations conducted more than a year apart.
- Claimed conditions
- cluster headaches/migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102458
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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