Partly granted
The veteran is granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraines. The claim for total disability due to service-connected migraines is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's migraines are productive of severe economic inadaptability more than once a month and as much as multiple times per week.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, lumbosacral strain, bilateral tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004694
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