Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding a link to the Veteran's active-duty service. The claim for GERD was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the continuity of symptomatology and competent lay reports of headache symptoms during and after service, despite no diagnosis of migraines in service records.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089100
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