The Veteran's migraine disability is rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent for the entire period on appeal, with symptoms including very frequent prostrating attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran experienced very frequent and prolonged migraines with severe economic inadaptability, meeting the criteria for a 50% rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145188
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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- Partly granted
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