The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and denied increased ratings for migraine and GERD disabilities.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas but did not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment. The migraines did not manifest in very frequent completely prostrating attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, Migraine disability, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092358
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