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
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability was granted, with an initial 50% rating prior to July 11, 2022, and a 70% rating beginning on that date. The case is remanded due to the need for further development regarding TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, along with other service-connected disabilities, has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. Effective January 28, 2020, the Veteran is granted a TDIU based on these conditions. Additionally, effective January 28, 2020, he is also granted SMC at the housebound rate due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood is rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds that this rating is not appropriate as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
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