Granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 10, 2017, for the award of service connection for hoarseness, swallowing difficulties, and constipation associated with multiple sclerosis.
The deciding factor: The later of the claim date or entitlement date is used to determine the effective date, which in this case was January 10, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- hoarseness, swallowing difficulties, constipation
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102933
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