The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to PTSD and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, but denied service connection for diverticulitis and an increased rating for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise that the Veteran's GERD is caused by her service-connected PTSD, and there was sufficient evidence of very frequent completely prostrating attacks to warrant a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches. However, there was no current diagnosis of diverticulitis, and tinnitus did not meet the criteria for an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- diverticulitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), migraine headaches, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093344
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