The appeal for an initial 30 percent evaluation, but no higher, for the service-connected migraine headache disability is granted based on characteristic prostrating attacks averaging once a month over the last several months.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches are manifested with characteristic prostrating attacks averaging at least once a month over the last several months, which meets the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24001418
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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