The Veteran is denied an initial compensable disability rating for posttraumatic headaches prior to March 7, 2022.,The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are granted a 50% disability rating since August 18, 2022, based on very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The claim for higher ratings prior to this date is denied.,The Veteran is denied entitlement to TDIU prior to October 19, 2012.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a compensable rating for posttraumatic headaches prior to March 7, 2022. The VA and private treatment records do not provide contrary evidence to the findings from the VA examinations conducted in May 2013 and March 2022.,Since August 18, 2022, the Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are manifest by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The medical evidence supports this finding based on the VA and private treatment records indicating that the Veteran is limited in his work due to his migraines.,The evidence does not support a TDIU prior to October 19, 2012. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet or approximate the criteria for a TDIU at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23008000
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial 30 percent disability rating for posttraumatic headaches is granted, while his request for a higher rating for PTSD with TBI remains denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are rated at a 30 percent since June 18, 2012. The rating is granted prior to October 15, 2020 and denied from that date onwards.
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