The veteran was granted a 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance from January 12, 2021. The claim for SMC from May 9, 2017 to January 12, 2021 was denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the veteran's migraine headaches and the need for regular aid and attendance due to residuals of a TBI starting from January 12, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25008595
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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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