The veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent, and her service-connected disabilities prevent her from securing and following gainful employment. Therefore, she is granted a TDIU rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities (migraine headaches, lumbar disc disease with radiculopathy, urinary incontinence, hammertoe of the right 2nd toe, and genital herpes) prevent her from securing and following gainful employment at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine Headaches, Lumbar Disc Disease with Radiculopathy, Urinary Incontinence, Hammertoe of the Right 2nd Toe, Genital Herpes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2003
- Citation
- 0327509
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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.
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to March 7, 2022, while other claims were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for urinary incontinence, and a higher rating for lumbar spine disability.
- Denied
The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches based on the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches have rendered him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment, thus granting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
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