The Board granted service connection for a respiratory condition (diagnosed as asthma) and an initial 30 percent disability rating for service-connected migraine headaches, while denying service connection for kidney disease (left kidney).
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced to support the grant of service connection for asthma, but not for kidney disease. The Veteran's migraines were found to occur on average once a month over the last several months.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disease (left kidney), respiratory condition (diagnosed as asthma), migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048126
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
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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
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, but no greater.
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