The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, granted an earlier effective date for major depressive disorder, and remanded service connection for costochondritis.

The deciding factor: The severity of the veteran's migraines did not warrant a higher rating, and there was no evidence of entitlement to an earlier effective date prior to October 20, 2022. The veteran's major depressive disorder warranted an earlier effective date due to timely filing within one year of symptom onset.

Claimed conditions

migraines, major depressive disorder (MDD), costochondritis

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 30, 2025

Citation

A25094540

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