Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for migraine headaches as the evidence did not show characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average of once a month over the past several months.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported getting totally incapacitating headaches only once every couple of months, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019265
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