Denied
The Board denied a rating greater than 50 percent for tension headaches, dismissed the appeal for a rating greater than 50 percent for PTSD with MDD, and denied a rating greater than 10 percent for chronic right inguinal pain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to their frequency and severity being consistent with the current assigned ratings or lower.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder (MDD), chronic right inguinal pain (also claimed as abdominal condition and right thigh condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109366
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