The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and posttraumatic headaches were granted increased ratings, with an effective date of November 30, 2020.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment, and his posttraumatic headaches are associated with his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with panic disorder and traumatic brain injury (TBI) with expressive aphasia, Posttraumatic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25038138
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
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- Denied
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