The Board granted an effective date of July 22, 2009, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for panic disorder with agoraphobia and major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate, in partial remission with traumatic brain injury with residual neurocognitive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that entitlement to a 100 percent rating arose at some point prior to July 22, 2009, based on the Veteran's continuous pursuit of a claim concerning his disability since that date.
- Claimed conditions
- panic disorder with agoraphobia and major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate, in partial remission with traumatic brain injury with residual neurocognitive disorder, dysarthria, staggering and cerebellar ataxia, left upper extremity essential tremor, right upper extremity essential tremor, left lower extremity essential tremor, right lower extremity essential tremor, posttraumatic headaches, left and right forehead scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25039221
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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The Board denied a rating higher than 50 percent for posttraumatic headaches and a rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD with TBI.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for service-connected posttraumatic headaches, as the criteria for a higher rating were not met.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic headaches based on the Veteran's symptoms of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
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