The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a 30 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran does not have characteristic prostrating attacks of headaches, but her lay statements indicate she needs to go into a dark room and use ice on her face when experiencing headaches. The Board finds this consistent with prostration and sufficient for a 30 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188377
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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