The appeal was dismissed for the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, and service connection for migraine headaches was restored. Several claims for service connection were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions were related to active duty service or otherwise incurred in or aggravated by such service.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Migraine Headaches, Allergies, Right Hand Arthritis, Respiratory Disability (Atelectasis), Bilateral Pes Planus, Lumbosacral Strain, Cervical Radiculopathy, Right Knee Arthritis, Rhabdomyolysis, Chronic Disability Manifested by Angina, Chronic Disability Manifested by Arrhythmia, Chronic Disability Manifested by Dizziness, Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB), Dysphagia, Alopecia, Dermatophytosis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Chronic Disability Resulting from an Undiagnosed Illness or a Medically Unexplained Chronic Multi-Symptom Illness (MUCMI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086518
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 835 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's GAD with PDD resulted in occupational and social impairment, warranting an initial rating of 70 percent.
- Denied
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