The veteran is not entitled to an effective date earlier than November 4, 1997 for the grant of a 60 percent disability evaluation for herniated nucleus pulposus, L4-L5 and L5-S1, clinical lumbosacral polyradiculopathy, and lumbar paravertebral myositis secondary to back strain.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not provide evidence of entitlement to a higher rating before November 4, 1997, the date on which he filed his claim for an increased disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated nucleus pulposus, L4-L5 and L5-S1, clinical lumbosacral polyradiculopathy, lumbar paravertebral myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0532619
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of September 20, 1996 for the assignment of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbar paravertebral myositis, disc disease, and spine spondylosis rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of March 28, 2018. The Board granted his TDIU claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because his April 2017 substantive appeal was not timely filed, and thus the April 2015 rating decision is final.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals regarding increased ratings for his service-connected low back and left forearm disabilities have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal in May 2022.
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