The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for tension headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder or tension headaches warranted a higher disability rating than those already assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25039973
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for the service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the earliest possible effective date had been assigned.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including tension headaches, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and a bilateral hearing loss disability. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's headache disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for tension headaches, alternatively diagnosed as migraine headaches, finding that the evidence did not show characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in 2 months over the last several months.
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