Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches and an initial rating of 10 percent for hypertension, effective from November 24, 2023. The claim for generalized anxiety with agoraphobia and claustrophobia was remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the medical evidence supporting a link between the Veteran's service and his chronic headaches and hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension (HTN), chronic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102872
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