Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 12, 2021, for a 30 percent evaluation of migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced characteristic prostrating attacks once a month over the last several months, which correlated with a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087611
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