The claim for service connection for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood was denied because the evidence submitted is not new and relevant. The claim for migraines to include cluster headaches was remanded for further review.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 private physician's letter did not provide new and relevant evidence, as it was a redundant restatement of previous opinions. The TERA memo was not relevant to the psychiatric claim but may be considered in the migraine claim on remand.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Depressed Mood, Migraines including Cluster Headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25053194
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not more nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood is rated at 70 percent, but no higher. The claims for service connection for PTSD, a back disorder, and a left hip disorder are remanded.
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