The Board granted service connection for headaches associated with the right eye disability and a rating of 20 percent for the right eye condition, while denying an increased rating for PTSD and dismissing the hypertension appeal.

The deciding factor: The evidence supported a grant of service connection for headaches as secondary to the right eye disability due to their simultaneous onset in service. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating for his PTSD, but granted TDIU based on his combined disabilities.

Claimed conditions

hypertension, headaches associated with right eye disability, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified depressive disorder, right eye disability

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

20%

Decision date

November 14, 2025

Citation

A25099309

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