The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches has been granted, with a 30 percent disability rating effective from July 2012. The condition is evaluated under the criteria for migraines (and any diagnosed headache disability, by analogy).
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experiences characteristic prostrating attacks of migraine or non-migraine pain occurring at least once a month, which meets the criteria for a 30 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19105071
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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