The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic headaches and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with TBI, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's conditions warranted higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were found to be consistent with characteristic prostrating attacks more than once a month but not completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability for posttraumatic headaches, and occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas but not total occupational and social impairment for PTSD with TBI.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic headaches, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25029569
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