The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier effective date or a higher rating than currently assigned.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches prior to October 26, 2005, and determined that the current rating of 50 percent was appropriate based on the severity of the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027478
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, but no greater.
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