The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for the Veteran's cranial nerve disabilities.
The deciding factor: The applicable law and regulations concerning effective dates state that, except as otherwise provided, the effective date of an evaluation and award of compensation based on a claim for increase will be the date of receipt of the claim or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later. In this case, the earliest date by law was one year prior to the non-initial claim for increase, July 13, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092772
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