The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches secondary to service-connected PTSD and a 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms result in total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed significant worsening of the veteran's PTSD symptoms, including suicidal ideation, depression, difficulty sleeping, and withdrawal from social activities. The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score was estimated to be 35-40, indicating very severe PTSD. The VA physician concluded that the veteran could no longer work in any form.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, PTSD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0124361
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches with an initial rating of 50 percent effective from August 10, 2022, and denied the claims for service connection for a right knee disability, obstructive sleep apnea, kidney disability, low back disability, and erectile dysfunction.
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