Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and increased ratings, finding that no evidence supports an earlier date than April 1, 2024.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA regulations require the claim to be received by VA or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later, and in this case, the claims were not transmitted until April 1, 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD) with mild aortic insufficiency, mild left ventricular hypertrophy and moderate left atrial enlargement (heart condition), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), radiculopathy of the left upper extremity associated with spondylosis of the cervical spine, degenerative disc disease (DDD), arthritis of the cervical spine, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity associated with spondylosis of the cervical spine, DDD arthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104128
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