The Veteran's migraine headaches including migraine variants were granted a 50 percent rating from February 16, 2018, as the evidence supports very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that without medication, the Veteran experienced multiple daily headaches, which are considered 'very frequent,' and these attacks were characterized by extreme exhaustion or powerlessness, meeting the criteria for a 50 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches including migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24067847
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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