Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of migraine headaches, finding no evidence of a prior unadjudicated claim and that July 31, 2009, was the earliest possible effective date.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence showing a prior unadjudicated claim for service connection for migraine headaches before receipt of the Veteran's Statement in Support of Claim dated July 31, 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25001837
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