Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for headaches, finding that the earliest possible date is November 30, 2023.
The deciding factor: The May 1990 rating decision became final and the Veteran did not continuously pursue the March 1990 claim, thus the 'date of claim' for service connection as of November 30, 2023 is the earliest effective date according to VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- tension and vascular headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25094087
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