The Board granted service connection for PTSD and a rating of 50 percent, but no higher, for migraine headaches prior to April 13, 2021, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened based on new evidence, while the claims for increased ratings were denied due to a lack of additional evidence supporting higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep apnea, migraine headaches, sinusitis left maxilla, osteoma, left front sinus; right maxillary antrostomy, total ethmoidectomy, sphenoidectomy lesions, left knee osteoarthritis with status-post arthroscopy, left knee instability associated with left knee osteoarthritis with status-post arthroscopy, right knee degenerative arthritis with status-post arthroscropy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25058538
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- 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.
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