Partly granted
The Veteran was granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder from July 12, 2021 to December 19, 2022 and a 50 percent rating for headaches from March 29, 2019 to June 10, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms and headache manifestations met the criteria for the assigned ratings during the relevant periods.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095568
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