The Board granted an initial 50 percent evaluation for service-connected migraine disability, as the Veteran's symptoms were found to be very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraines met the criteria for a 50 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8100 due to their frequency and impact on his daily life, including work.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25036132
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board restored the 30% rating for service-connected migraine headaches, including variants, and denied an increased disability rating of more than 30%.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's migraines and migraine variants, finding that they meet the criteria for very frequent completely prostrating attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine and migraine variants, finding that the Veteran's headaches originated during active service.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine variants (previously rated as headaches) were granted a disability rating of 50 percent from August 10, 2022.
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