The Board granted service connection for migraine, including migraine variants.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was granted based on the favorable findings of the AOJ and the absence of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine, including migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056901
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,569 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine, including migraine variants, associated with TBI with vertigo as the Veteran already has the maximum schedular disability rating.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were very frequent prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for mid back and low back pain and migraine, including migraine variants.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for migraine, including migraine variants, and remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
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