The Veteran's chronic migraine headaches prior to November 13, 2018 are not rated higher than 30 percent.,Since November 13, 2018, the Veteran's chronic migraine headaches have been rated at 50 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s migraines were found to be severe enough to meet the criteria for a 50% rating since November 13, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease with migrating polyarthralgia, chronic migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175695
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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