Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for a cervical disability, finding that no communications or claims seeking service connection were received prior to October 15, 2021.
The deciding factor: No evidence supports an earlier effective date as the Veteran's claim was not received until October 15, 2021, and he separated from service on October 31, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical degenerative disc disease and spondylosis (cervical disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010631
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