The Board granted service connection for cervical strain and remanded the claims for service connection for headache disability and psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's cervical strain had onset during his period of ACDUTRA following an in-service injury, and reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran. The other claims were remanded due to a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the June 2024 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain, headache disability, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093880
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