Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, tinea pedis and onychomycosis, and migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: There were no unadjudicated formal or informal claims of service connection prior to the respective dates of the Veteran's initial claims in 2010 and 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, tinea pedis and onychomycosis, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25098974
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