Dismissed
The appeal for an effective date prior to September 19, 2023, for the grant of service connection for tension headaches was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election.
The deciding factor: The February 2024 VA Form 10182 seeking an earlier effective date was docketed in error as it was a concurrent election and not permitted under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA).
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017138
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