Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and higher ratings for various disabilities, including post-traumatic headaches, scarring on the head, left ankle strain, PTSD with TBI, and other conditions.
The deciding factor: No evidence was found to support an earlier effective date or a higher rating prior to the specified dates due to lack of formal claims or sufficient symptoms to warrant such ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic headaches, scarring, residual on head, left ankle strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25012285
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