The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for migraine headaches and for service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder, cervical spine disorder, knee disorders, and ankle disorders.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not support a finding that the Veteran had an acquired psychiatric disorder or any other claimed condition related to his military service. The effective date for the grant of service connection for headaches was properly set as December 5, 2023, which is the date of the most recent claim for service connection following the prior denial in November 1992.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder and claimed posttraumatic stress disorder), cervical spine disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085360
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