The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 26, 2021, for the award of service connection for a migraine disorder and denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's continuous pursuit of his service connection claim for migraines within one year of receiving an intent to file a claim supported the earlier effective date. For GERD, the evidence did not support a higher rating as symptoms were less severe than those required for a 30 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105706
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 766 · Granted: 40% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the evaluations of various service-connected disabilities and denied eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status.
- Remanded (sent back)
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