The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's headache condition due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experiences very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks, which meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- headache condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044746
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
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