The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches has been reopened and granted. The appeal regarding the sleep disorder is denied, as it is considered a symptom of PTSD. An initial disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD from April 16, 2012 to June 20, 2015 is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches are found to be related to service-connected PTSD and thus meet the criteria for service connection. The sleep disorder is considered a symptom of PTSD and not a separate condition warranting its own rating. The initial disability rating for PTSD from April 16, 2012 to June 20, 2015 has been granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine headaches, Sleep disorder, Gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19106565
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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- 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
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