The Veteran was granted an effective date of October 31, 2021 for the award of service connection for hypertension and chronic headaches. The claim for left upper extremity (LUE) radiculopathy was denied an earlier effective date.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the appropriate effective date for the award of service connection for hypertension can be no earlier than October 31, 2021, the date of the intent to file. For LUE radiculopathy and chronic headaches, there was no evidence supporting an earlier effective date.

Claimed conditions

hypertension, left upper extremity (LUE) radiculopathy, chronic headaches

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 7, 2025

Citation

A25011540

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