The Board granted initial disability ratings of 50 percent for migraines and 40 percent for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's migraine headaches were very frequent, completely prostrating, prolonged, and productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50 percent rating. The degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine was also found to meet the criteria for a 40 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25056289
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
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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