Granted
The Board restored the Veteran's 50 percent disability rating for migraines, effective May 30, 2023.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to demonstrate actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004869
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