The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a noncompensable rating for her headache condition.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not submit a claim for cervical spine disabilities prior to July 1995, which is when she filed her original formal claim. The effective date was therefore denied as it would be the later of receipt of the claim or the date entitlement arose.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical strain, Radiculopathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0105816
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- Partly granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent rating for cervical strain from October 1, 2024, and denied compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss, scars on both knees, upper extremity radiculopathies, and service connection for wrist disorders.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the service-connected left upper extremity radiculopathy, effective from August 3, 2023.
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