The Veteran's tension headaches and TDIU claims were granted, with a rating of 50 percent for the headache disability from February 14, 2017 to August 2, 2023, and a TDIU granted from February 14, 2017 to July 6, 2020.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's headaches were manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, and his service-connected disabilities precluded substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches, PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, migraine including migraine variants, hypertension, left foot condition, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24002256
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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