The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected migraines and remanded the claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include plantar fasciitis, pes planus, and pes cavus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating as they were characterized by characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average one to three times per month, which corresponds to the 30 percent rating. There was no evidence of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090357
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