The Board granted service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and an initial disability rating of 50 percent for migraines, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's current migraines are characterized by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's migraines have more nearly approximated very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability for the entire period on appeal, warranting a 50 percent rating under DC 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss, Migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26030468
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