The Board granted a 30 percent disability evaluation for migraine headaches and denied increased ratings for other conditions, including degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with compression fracture L3, spondylosis L4, lumbar strain, and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), among others.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches are manifested by characteristic prostrating migraine and non-migraine attacks occurring at least once a month over the last several months, but not very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The other conditions did not meet the criteria for increased ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with compression fracture L3, spondylosis L4, lumbar strain, and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), fracture of the left thumb, post-operative, with scar, left foot pes planus, left foot plantar fasciitis, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, traumatic arthritis, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, traumatic arthritis, left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034546
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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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