The Board granted an effective date of July 2, 2021 for a 70 percent rating for insomnia disorder and denied an earlier effective date for the same condition. The Board also denied an earlier effective date for a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric condition more nearly approximated a 70 percent disability rating from July 2, 2021 due to symptoms that resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. However, the evidence did not show very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability for migraine headaches prior to September 6, 2022.

Claimed conditions

Insomnia disorder with unspecified psychosis and anxiety disorder, Migraine headaches

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 7, 2025

Citation

A25021263

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