The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of spondylolysis of the lumbar spine with limitation of motion was denied as there is no legal basis to award a prior effective date.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date available is the day following separation from active service or the date entitlement arose if claim is received within one year after service separation. In this case, the veteran did not file a claim for service connection within one year of his separation and there was no earlier informal claim followed by a timely formal claim.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolysis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0018054
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