The Veteran's panic attacks and chest pain are attributable to his service-connected PTSD and heart disability, respectively. The symptomatology is already contemplated in the evaluations for those disabilities.,The Veteran's chronic headaches more nearly approximate characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over the last several months.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's panic attacks are attributable to his service-connected PTSD and heart disability, which already include their symptomatology. The frequency of his headaches is consistent with a 30 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Panic Attacks with Attending Chest Pain, Chronic Headaches, Right Knee Degenerative Arthritis with Meniscal and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears, Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Disorder (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26020836
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