The Veteran's migraine variants (previously rated as headaches) were granted a disability rating of 50 percent from August 10, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, which met the criteria for a 50 percent rating under DC 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25025081
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 719 · Granted: 54% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for migraine headaches, including migraine variants, is remanded due to the need for a VA medical opinion to estimate the severity of his migraines in the absence of medication.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for migraines, including migraine variants, finding that the Veteran's attacks were less frequent and did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected migraines, including migraine variants, are rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Remanded (sent back)
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