The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for migraines has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities has been denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran’s migraines manifested very frequent and severe prostrating attacks of headache pain during the appeal period, which is required for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent.,PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 100% rating due to lack of gross impairment in thought processes or communication, persistent danger of hurting self or others, intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living, and memory loss. The Veteran's occupational and social impairment is more closely approximated by a 70% rating.,The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for TDIU but marginal employment has been considered.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraines, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129709
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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