Granted
The Board granted service connection for tension headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder mixed anxiety and depression with depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's tension headaches were caused or worsened by his service-connected conditions, leading to a grant of service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25103038
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