Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions, finding that the appropriate date was September 1, 2023.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the legal requirement that an effective date cannot be assigned prior to the day following separation from active duty when a claim is filed within one year of separation.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain, left knee strain, right knee strain, lumbosacral strain, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, recurrent tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020571
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