Partly granted
The Board granted an initial increased rating of 30 percent for migraine headaches but denied a compensable rating for ophthalmic migraine without intractable.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches met the criteria for a 30 percent rating due to characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once per month, while his ophthalmic migraine did not meet the criteria for any higher rating as there was no evidence of visual impairment or incapacitating episodes.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, ophthalmic migraine without intractable
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099571
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