The veteran's service-connected low back disorder is now rated at 10 percent effective July 10, 1998.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date for the 10% rating was determined to be July 10, 1998 based on the claim submitted by the veteran within a year of separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder, Scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0118998
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