Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 1, 2005, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for cervical strain.
The deciding factor: Relevant service department records not previously associated with the claim file were added after the initial denial, and VA was required to reconsider the claim under 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c).
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109598
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