The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for syncope, but denied an extraschedular rating and TDIU. The Veteran's disability picture is analogous to narcolepsy or minor seizures occurring at least twice every six months on average.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran experiences brief interruptions in consciousness akin to minor seizures, which are rated under DC 8911 for epilepsy (petit mal).
- Claimed conditions
- syncope, depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18143941
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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 disability rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as depressive disorder, effective May 1, 2017.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for further development, including verification of an in-service stressor and obtaining additional medical opinions.
- Partly granted
The Veteran is granted service connection for migraine headaches secondary to tinnitus, effective April 1, 2021. The claim for an earlier effective date for depressive disorder was denied.
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