Denied
The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of tension headaches was denied. The effective date remains December 8, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a claim for service connection for headaches until December 8, 2021, after a final rating decision in December 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000255
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