The Veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia is granted, effective from the date of the decision.,A 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches is granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia had its onset during active service and is related to his in-service head injury. The 50 percent rating for migraines is assigned as the symptoms are very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- Paranoid Schizophrenia, Fracture of the Right Great Toe, Headaches (Migraine), Left Eye Macular Lesion with Scotoma, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) prior to April 7, 2021, Tinnitus as a Residual of Service-Connected TBI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23009406
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- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for service-connected paranoid schizophrenia and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective July 1, 2020.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia, secondary to TBI, qualifies for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on a greater need for aid and attendance.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia from November 15, 2004, to May 12, 2022, but denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 24, 2017 for TDIU was denied. The earliest effective date for TDIU is granted on February 24, 2017 when the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder was rated at 70%.
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