The Veteran's migraines (service-connected as tension headaches) have been rated at 50 percent since the appeal period began, due to their severe economic inadaptability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported very frequent prostrating attacks of migraine pain more frequently than once per month, which are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraines (service-connected as tension headaches), Tension Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20006422
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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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