The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, as no new and material evidence was received prior to April 27, 2022.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted before April 27, 2022, to warrant an earlier effective date for the grants of service connection or increased ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee strain with degenerative arthritis and patellofemoral pain syndrome, limitation of extension, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraine headaches, right hip osteoarthritis, right hip osteoarthritis with impairment of the thigh, right toe bunion, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with strain, right lower radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, left lower radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right lower radiculopathy, femoral nerve, left lower radiculopathy, femoral nerve, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine with strain, right upper radiculopathy, left upper radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25025006
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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