Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the assignment of ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier date than those assigned.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show a 40 percent rating or 50 percent rating for lumbosacral strain and migraines respectively prior to the specified examination reports in January 2022 and September 2023, which were deemed necessary to meet the criteria for those ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, migraines, erectile dysfunction (ED)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105608
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