The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 10 percent, PTSD is rated at 50 percent. Effective October 25, 2016, service connection for various hip conditions and arthritis of the left hip with painful motion was granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s migraine headaches have been productive of characteristic prostrating attacks on a less frequent basis than required for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine headaches, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Lump on the right jaw, Limited extension of the right hip, Arthritis of the right hip with painful abduction and adduction, Left hip arthritis with limited extension, Left hip arthritis with limited flexion, Arthritis of the left hip with painful motion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19144905
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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