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Migraine ratings turn on the frequency, the severity, and the duration of the migraine. The longer, the more frequent, and the more severe the migraine is, the higher the rating. So, how do we document frequency, severity, and duration? The most straightforward method is to keep a headache log. Uh, you can get a calendar, and each time that you have a headache, you mark on the on the day and you write how long it is. Uh there’s even apps for this that you can track these headache logs on your phone. Now
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when it comes to severity, the VA looks for how the headache impacts your ability to work. So documenting how your uh headache impacts your ability to work, the severity of that headache. You can use uh buddy statements, statements from co-workers, friends, families discussing how your headaches on their worst day affect you in a normal setting. Statements from your employer about your time lost. Even your own statements about how you need to be in a quiet dark room, lay in bed, take additional medication, uh go to urgent
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care, etc. Those are all very powerful pieces of evidence when establishing the severity of your headache. statements from friends, family, medical records, co-workers, employers, etc. And those headache logs are going to be your best friend. They’re going to be the most powerful evidence because there is no litmus test that will show you how often you have a headache, how long a headache lasts, or how severe that headache is whenever it does hit. So use this evidence and you can get your headache
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rating increased.
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