The Board granted a maximum schedular 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraines starting from September 11, 2023, and an initial 30 percent rating for chronic insomnia starting from January 19, 2024.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's migraine headaches more closely approximated very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, while her chronic insomnia caused occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, although generally functioning satisfactorily.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine and migraine variants, chronic insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045660
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.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a formal defect related to the Veteran's concurrent election of multiple review options for the same issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for migraine to obtain a supplemental opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected disability without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine and migraine variants, finding that the Veteran's headaches originated during active service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating, and service connection for various conditions.
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