The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and a disability rating of 30 percent for migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is causally related to active duty service, and the Board afforded the Veteran the benefit of the doubt. The Veteran experienced migraine with characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month during the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095640
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