The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraines and other conditions, preclude her from being able to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet both the economic and noneconomic components of entitlement to TDIU based on the medical evidence and lay statements provided.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines, radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), lumbosacral strain, cervical spondylosis, left and right knee patellofemoral pain syndromes, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25004510
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's low back injury occurred during a period of active duty for training (ADT) and continued therefrom.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right leg sciatica with radiculopathy pain and paresthesia, but denied increased ratings for PTSD, lumbosacral strain, left wrist limitation of motion with ganglion cyst, and service connection for headaches, unspecified. Several issues were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for migraines, finding that his symptoms more closely approximate a 30 percent disability rating.
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