Partly granted
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
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