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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25025006
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 926 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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