The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 25, 2014, for service connection for migraine headaches and a 30 percent rating from that date. The claim for a higher initial rating was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's headache symptoms were found to be characteristic prostrating attacks averaging once a month over the last several months, warranting a 30 percent rating under Code 8100. However, there was no evidence of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability to support a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine Headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087840
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