The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for hearing loss and situational anxiety/dysthymia, but denied service connection for hearing loss. The claim for PTSD was not addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's mood disorder due to chronic pain/migraines with depressive features is related to his service-connected disabilities, warranting a 50% rating for migraine headaches prior to March 28, 2008, and a 30% rating thereafter. The claim for hearing loss was not reopened.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss, Chronic acquired psychiatric disorder (situational anxiety/dysthymia), Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Mechanical cervical pain, Migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0910389
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of November 5, 2021, for the grants of service connection and eligibility for DEA benefits.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and migraine headaches, but remanded the claims for a low back disability and related radiculopathies.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for a facial injury, head injury, and left thumb injury as there was no evidence of current disability or functional impairment. The claims for GERD, squamous mucosa, migraine headaches, and hypertension were remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for failure to timely file a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) with the July 2024 rating decision.
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