Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a headache disability on a direct basis and confirmed the maximum schedular rating of 60 percent for GERD with IBS, effective from June 28, 2023.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's headache disability had onset in service, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran. The maximum schedular rating for GERD with IBS was confirmed based on the earliest possible effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disability (diagnosed as migraine and tension headaches)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017270
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