The Veteran's migraines are reasonably shown to have manifested by very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experiences very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks of migraine headaches which significantly impact his ability to work, leading to retirement from his job.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, left wrist disability, right hand disability, low back disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), cervical spine disability to include cervical radiculopathy, cervical spondylosis without myelopathy, and cervical nerve root impingement, left upper extremity neuropathy (claimed as bilateral neuropathy in upper extremities) as secondary to cervical spine condition, right upper extremity neuropathy (claimed as bilateral neuropathy in upper extremities) as secondary to cervical spine condition, right wrist disability (claimed as bilateral wrist pain), left hand disability (claimed as bilateral hand pain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089863
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Decisions by this judge: 835 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service, including a stick injury in England, and current left eye disability (including amblyopia and cataracts) as well as migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of February 28, 2023.
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