Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 15, 2017, for the 30 percent rating for migraines based on the Veteran's consistent reports of characteristic prostrating attacks occurring approximately 2-3 times per month.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran experienced migraines with characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once a month over the last several months, prior to the current effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097993
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