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keatz

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  1. This is my first time posting, so I hope it is to the right forum. If not, let me know and I'll repost it where it belongs. Here's my issue.... I was recently medically retired and am trying to figure out whether or not I need file an appeal for my TBI claim. I was injured during an airborne training exercise and was treated for a concussion which left me unconscious for nearly 2 hours (I suffered a concussion after blast in 2012, but no one can seem to locate my deployment medical records). I was being treated at the TBI clinic for post-traumatic headaches for long enough that a med board was started and I still get them just as horribly today. When I retired the military gave my 50% for my migraines, but the VA gave me 0% for a mild TBI. The explanation I was given was that because my headaches gave me a larger percent and that they were separately diagnosed and treated, I was given a 0% rating for the TBI. I know that my headaches are due to the TBI, but does that mean I qualify for 0 for it? I have been through the list of residuals and facets of impairment and I have problems with many of them listed (memory, orientations, interactions, etc.). Now I have VA docs trying to tell me that my headaches are due to PTSD, but I am still being seen by the TBI clinic. If anyone has any insights, advice or words of wisdom they would be greatly appreciated! Thanks and take care!
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