Partly granted
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for migraine headaches and remanded several other claims, including those for service connection for various conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches did not manifest in characteristic prostrating attacks as required by the criteria for a compensable rating under DC 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder), lumbosacral strain, right elbow lateral epicondylitis, residuals from Lyme disease, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, left knee strain, right knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088361
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