The Board is considering whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the November 1963 rating decision, as well as earlier effective dates for TDIU and a higher disability rating. The veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain has been linked to his degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: The Board is examining whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the November 1963 rating decision, which did not contain such an error.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0330277
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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