The Veteran's posttraumatic tensional, muscle contraction headaches are rated at a 10 percent disability rating. The Board also granted service connection for depressive disorder, not otherwise specified (NOS).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's headaches result in daily headache pain but do not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they do not result in characteristic prostrating attacks or functional equivalent thereof occurring on an average once a month over the last several months.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic tensional, muscle contraction headaches, Depressive disorder, not otherwise specified (NOS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2017
- Citation
- 1701722
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including a depressive disorder, NOS, as secondary to his low back disorder. The evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran’s psychiatric condition and active service or any service-connected disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for disability ratings have been dismissed as free-standing claims are not allowed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining records from military bases and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran currently has an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The claim will be reconsidered after these actions.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, peripheral vestibular disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus has been denied as the evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection.
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