The Veteran's migraine and tension headaches are granted a 50% disability rating effective August 27, 2013. The claim for an increased rating prior to that date is denied. TDIU is remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's migraine and tension headaches were manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability since August 27, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine and tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21061829
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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