Granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for PTSD and TBI, as well as an initial 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches, effective July 6, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, which supports a 50 percent rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Migraine Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086330
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