Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches beginning October 4, 2022, but denied a compensable rating prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's headache disability met the criteria for a 30 percent rating from October 4, 2022, based on characteristic prostrating attacks occurring approximately once per month, but did not meet the criteria for a higher 50 percent rating due to lack of evidence showing extreme exhaustion or powerlessness.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25012171
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