The Veteran's migraines were granted a 30 percent rating from May 4, 2023, but an initial rating in excess of 30 percent was denied. Service connection for various knee and hand disabilities, as well as a back disability, was also denied.
The deciding factor: The criteria for a higher rating were not met due to the frequency and severity of the Veteran's migraines not reaching the level required for a 50 percent rating. The evidence did not support service connection for the other claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraines, Left Knee Disability (Arthritis), Right Knee Disability (Arthritis), Left Hand Disability, Right Hand Disability, Back Disability (Degenerative Arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016446
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for tension and migraine headaches is remanded due to the inadequacy of the September 2020 VA examination report, which did not consider the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Denied
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