The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches prior to May 3, 2019, and denied service connection for a left wrist condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over the last several months for the migraine headaches, but there was no evidence of an in-service event or injury related to the left wrist condition.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, left wrist condition (left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24002421
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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- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, but no greater.
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