The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for anxiety disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a rating of 50 percent for migraines including migraine variants, both effective from October 4, 2018. An earlier effective date for the anxiety disorder was denied, as was a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of anxiety disorder with PTSD and migraines were found to meet the criteria for higher ratings due to their impact on occupational and social functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), migraines including migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017111
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 831 · Granted: 48% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder with anxious distress. The appeal for migraines including migraine variants was dismissed as the benefits were already granted in a prior decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for migraines and OSA due to inadequate VA opinions prior to the rating decision, and additional evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.
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