The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic headaches with migraine features associated with traumatic brain injury are currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating.,Prior to August 14, 2017, the Veteran's service-connected PTSD was rated at less than 10 percent. After that date, it is rated at 50 percent.,The Veteran's service-connected PTSD since August 14, 2017 has been found to have symptoms approximating occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher rating for the Veteran’s posttraumatic headaches or PTSD due to the lack of severe economic inadaptability or prostrating attacks.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic headaches with migraine features associated with traumatic brain injury, Posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19168402
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