The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine including migraine variants prior to July 27, 2011 was denied. However, the Veteran received a 50 percent evaluation from July 27, 2011 to December 8, 2021.,The decision also noted that the Veteran's migraines improved with medication and were not as severe without it.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran experienced very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged migraine attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability prior to July 27, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine including migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23003856
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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