The Veteran's service-connected migraine headache disability has at least as likely as not resulted in impairment approximating very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability since the date of his January 2020 increased rating claim for the disability, but there is no evidence that makes it factually ascertainable that the Veteran experienced an increase in severity of the disability in the one-year period prior to his January 2020 increased rating claim. As such, a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, effective January 28, 2020, but no earlier, is granted.
The deciding factor: The March 2020 VA examiner's report indicated impairment beyond that contemplated by the 30 percent rating criteria under Diagnostic Code 8100 and was largely consistent with the Veteran's lay statements advocating for the highest available rating for migraine headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24026464
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