The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for migraines and tension headaches from December 11, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced prostrating attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability more than once per month starting from December 11, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines and tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097233
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 833 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD, finding it to be caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board also granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraines and tension headaches, as they have caused very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for migraines and tension headaches, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and left carpal tunnel syndrome. It denied earlier effective dates and initial ratings for various conditions related to the lumbosacral spine and lower extremities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to insufficient evidence and failure to consider certain issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including ratings for cubital tunnel syndrome and rotator cuff tendonitis. The claims are being returned for further development due to incomplete records from the Social Security Administration and an inadequate evaluation of the Veteran's migraines and tension headaches.
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