Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 5, 2022 for the grant of a 50 percent disability rating for headaches and denied increased ratings for PTSD, migraine headaches, tonic-clonic seizures or grand mal epilepsy, and special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of symptoms and their impact on daily functioning as outlined in the VA's General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders and the criteria for TBI residuals under Diagnostic Code 8045.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), alcohol use disorder, in early partial remission, with anxiety and depression and traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals, tonic-clonic seizures or grand mal epilepsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25021938
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