The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with traumatic brain injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms could not be differentiated from her PTSD symptoms and there were no additional symptoms that were not accounted for by her separately service-connected occipital neuralgia.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Traumatic Brain Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25029060
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with TBI is granted a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of the decision.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective from the date of the decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for TDIU is granted, but her claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD with traumatic brain injury is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
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