The Board granted an increased rating of 100 percent for PTSD and denied a higher rating for migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms caused by the service-connected PTSD more nearly approximated total occupational and social impairment, warranting the current 100 percent rating. However, there was no evidence or argument that the migraine headaches had symptoms outside the criteria for a 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25038652
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
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
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