The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a migraine headache disability was denied as a matter of law, and several other claims were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date for the Veteran's migraine headache disorder is the day after his separation from service, making an earlier effective date impossible.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headache, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, meibomian gland dysfunction, right elbow disability, left shoulder disability, left hand crush disability, left hip condition with left iliac bone, right hip condition, left knee condition, bilateral shin splints, bilateral plantar fasciitis, foot sprain of the tars metatarsal joint right fifth toe, chronic fatigue syndrome, recurrent testicle pain, bilateral dermatophytosis, right middle finger injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25013959
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,836 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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