The Board granted an effective date of June 4, 2009, for a 20 percent rating for left rotator cuff strain and impingement when not temporarily totally disabled, a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress and major depressive disorder, and a 20 percent rating for right ankle lateral instability. The claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches was denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's service-connected conditions met the criteria for higher ratings throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- left rotator cuff strain and impingement, posttraumatic stress and major depressive disorder, right ankle lateral instability, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24067957
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, but no greater.
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