Granted
The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of September 23, 2021, for the grant of a 50 percent disability evaluation for migraine headaches and SMC at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's migraines manifested with very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability as of September 23, 2021, which is the date of his intent to file a claim for increase disability evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015515
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