Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date prior to February 11, 2011 for the award of a 50 percent rating for service-connected headaches.
The deciding factor: The April 2002 statement did not clearly indicate intent to appeal the January 2002 rating decision, and no new evidence was submitted within one year that would have prevented the finality of the January 2002 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101398
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