Denied
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for both tension headaches and migraines, as the Veteran did not experience characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months.
The deciding factor: The December 2022 and November 2023 VA examinations found that the Veteran's migraines did not cause characteristic prostrating attacks, which are required for a compensable rating under DC 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches, migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108415
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