Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for their increased evaluation of migraine headaches. The earliest effective date remains June 9, 2016.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the increase in severity was not factually ascertainable until June 9, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25004531
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