The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date for several service-connected conditions. The Board remanded the issues of a compensable rating for migraines and a higher rating for right ankle disability.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the issue of entitlement to an earlier effective date was not ripe for adjudication because the proposed change had not been adopted at the time of the notice of disagreement.

Claimed conditions

gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), bilateral pingueculae with conjunctivitis, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, restless leg syndrome, right knee strain, right wrist tendinitis and tendinopathy, scar, traumatic right knee and left shin, migraines, right lateral collateral ligament sprain (right ankle disability)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 6, 2025

Citation

A25001018

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