The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraines including migraine variants, as the Veteran's symptoms are productive of frequently completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms meet or more nearly approximate the criteria for a 50 percent evaluation under DC 8100, which is the maximum available rating for migraines.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines including migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25047946
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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- Denied
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- Granted
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