The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for cluster headaches and migraines was denied prior to April 3, 2006. The Board granted a 30 percent rating from April 3, 2006 to September 28, 2011.,For the period from April 3, 2006 to September 27, 2011, the Veteran's cluster headaches and migraines were rated at 30 percent. The Board denied a higher rating in excess of 30 percent.,From September 28, 2011 to March 28, 2018, the Veteran was not granted any compensable disability ratings for her cluster headaches and migraines.,For the period from March 29, 2018, the Veteran's cluster headaches and migraines were rated at 30 percent. The Board denied a higher rating in excess of 30 percent.,The claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities prior to April 3, 2006 was denied as the Veteran did not meet the schedular criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show very frequent and completely prostrating attacks that were prolonged and productive of severe economic inadaptability.,The preponderance of the evidence does not show characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in 2 months over the last several months.,There is no contemporaneous medical evidence showing that the migraines during this period resulted in extreme exhaustion, powerlessness, debilitation or incapacitation with substantial inability to engage in ordinary activities.,The Veteran's condition does not more nearly approximate characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month over several months.,The Veteran did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU as she did not have a single service-connected disability rated at 60 percent or more, or more than one service-connected disability resulting in a combined rating of at least 70 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- cluster headaches, migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19114483
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