The Veteran's service-connected migraines are now rated at 50 percent, effective November 7, 2021.,The Veteran's service-connected IBS is now rated at 30 percent, effective November 7, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding his migraines and granted a 50 percent rating based on very frequent completely prostrating attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.,The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding his IBS and granted a 30 percent rating based on abdominal pain related to defecation at least one day per week with change in stool form (diarrhea/constipation) and stool frequency (four to six times per day).
- Claimed conditions
- Migraines, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (claimed as anxiety, depression, and insomnia), Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072173
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,242 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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