Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of February 20, 2021, for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and February 2, 2022, for service connection for migraine with tension headaches.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued claims for both conditions since their respective intents to file, and the Board resolved doubt in favor of an earlier effective date based on the modernized review system and continuous pursuit of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder, migraine with tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109630
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