The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claim for service connection for migraines.
The deciding factor: The evidence clearly and unmistakably shows that the Veteran's preexisting PTSD existed prior to her active service period, but does not clearly and unmistakably establish the Veteran's PTSD was not aggravated by service. The burden of proof passes to VA to show by clear and unmistakable evidence that the permanent worsening of the Veteran's PTSD is due to the natural progress of the disease.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Migraines
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096487
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