The Veteran's granulomatosis disease is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition during or proximate to the pendency of the claim.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar 1 disorder, panic disorder, and general anxiety disorder, is granted due to a positive nexus established by his private physician's opinion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not present or identify any competent and credible evidence showing that he has the claimed disability of granulomatosis disease. The weight of the evidence is against the claim.,The VA examiner found that the Veteran's migraine headaches are less likely than not incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service injury, event, or illness.
- Claimed conditions
- granulomatosis disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, bipolar 1 disorder, panic disorder, and general anxiety disorder), migraine headaches, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis, bilateral pes planus, left wrist condition, left knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2026
- Citation
- A26037972
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service, including a stick injury in England, and current left eye disability (including amblyopia and cataracts) as well as migraine headaches.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disability, abdominal hernia, GERD, bilateral ankle disabilities, and bilateral foot disabilities. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during the appellant's period of active duty.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches.
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