The Veteran's posttraumatic migraine headaches are rated at a 50 percent disability rating, effective from the date of this decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's very frequent and prolonged migraines with severe economic inadaptability met the criteria for a 50% rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Migraine Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24050685
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates in several of his claims, including those related to TBI, left shoulder, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, posttraumatic migraine headaches, and TDIU. The issues have been remanded for further examination and evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for DIC based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was not sufficient evidence to link any service-connected disability to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied an increased rating for posttraumatic migraine headaches prior to November 3, 2014 and remanded the issues of TDIU from December 24, 2014 to July 27, 2016 due to insufficient reasons provided in the original decision.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable from performing all forms of substantially gainful employment that are consistent with his education and occupational experience.
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