Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of migraine headaches, cervical spine strain, and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria to establish an effective date prior to May 16, 2011, as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, including migraine variants and tension headaches, cervical spine strain, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094848
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