The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of migraine headaches, denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder, and remanded the claim for service connection of an abdominal/intestinal disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's notice of disagreement was not valid as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches due to a pending appeal in the legacy system. The evidence did not support a higher rating for generalized anxiety disorder, and further evidence is needed to determine if service connection should be granted for an abdominal/intestinal disability.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, generalized anxiety disorder, abdominal/intestinal disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099391
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