Granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD, finding it to be caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board also granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraines and tension headaches, as they have caused very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's GERD is secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder and that his headaches are very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged, causing severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), migraines and tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087778
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