The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation due to his service-connected migraine tension headaches, effective January 25, 2023.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran's migraines prevent him from performing the physical and mental acts required by employment, making it impossible for him to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108760
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Decisions by this judge: 931 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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