The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are granted a 30 percent rating, but no higher. The claims for initial compensable ratings for HSV and GAD were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraines meet the criteria for an initial rating of 30 percent due to characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month over the last several months. However, there is no evidence that his migraines are very frequent or productive of severe economic inadaptability, which would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, herpes simplex virus II (HSV), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21061561
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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