The Veteran's service-connected unspecified bipolar disorder with substance abuse disorder and tinnitus caused his migraine headaches, leading to a grant of service connection for the latter. The rating was increased to 100 percent from July 14, 2021, due to symptoms more nearly approximating total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The August 2022 private medical opinion provided by Dr. Blevins supported that the Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder and tinnitus caused his migraine headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25056187
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, but no greater.
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