The appeal for an earlier effective date of October 17, 2012, for the grant of service connection for the Veteran's migraine condition was dismissed as there is no case or controversy on appeal.
The deciding factor: There remains no adverse action with regards to this effective date claim, and the benefits have already been granted.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24065302
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral flatfoot, left and right ankle, elbow, hip, and migraine conditions, to obtain new VA medical examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral knee and shin splints, migraine condition, TBI, insomnia, and hypertension, to ensure that the Veteran receives appropriate VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a failure to apply the combat presumption and address evidence of in-service head trauma. The Veteran is seeking service connection for residuals of head trauma, including traumatic brain injury, sleep disorder, and migraine condition.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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