The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for migraines/tension headaches, effective December 29, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine and tension headache symptoms were found to be most closely analogous to characteristic prostrating attacks at least once a month throughout the appeal period, warranting a 30 percent rating under DC 8100. A higher rating was not warranted as there was no evidence of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines/tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051328
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Decisions by this judge: 2,088 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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