The Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder is related to service and granted.,Service connection for a TBI and migraines, as secondary to the claimed TBI, are denied.
The deciding factor: The VA treatment records show that the first element of service connection (current disability) was satisfied. However, the second element (in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury) is not met due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's reports regarding an in-service fall from a top bunk resulting in TBI and migraines.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified anxiety disorder, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Migraines, Back disability, Right hip disability, Left hip disability, Right knee disability, Left knee disability, Right ankle disability, Left ankle disability, Asthma, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2026
- Citation
- A26001609
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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