The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's migraine headache disability and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder, anxiety, and PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported that the Veteran experienced characteristic prostrating attacks of migraine headache pain more frequently than once per month and that her psychiatric symptoms had their onset in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine headache disability, Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder, anxiety, and PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25055042
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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