The veteran's appeal involves a dispute over increased ratings for migraine headaches and PTSD. The RO has granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the service-connected PTSD, effective October 31, 1994, but denied an increase to 70 percent prior to August 10, 2005. For migraine headaches, a 10 percent rating was initially assigned in 1995 and increased to 30 percent as of August 17, 2005.
The deciding factor: The veteran's PTSD claim remains pending due to the denial of an initial rating in excess of 70 percent from October 31, 1994 to August 10, 2005. The increased rating for migraine headaches is effective as of August 17, 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0631470
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- 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 Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, but no greater.
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