The Veteran's TDIU and SMC claims for migraine headaches are granted, with the effective date being December 1, 2016. The Veteran is now eligible for both benefits due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches alone rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation and met the criteria for TDIU based on an extraschedular basis, as well as meeting the statutory criteria for SMC based on housebound status due to his additional service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, sleep apnea, TMJ, GERD, lumbar spine disability, internal hemorrhoids, tinnitus, acne, right carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22033073
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What this means for you
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