The Board denied the veteran's service connection claim for a lumbar spine disability and his earlier effective date claim for non-service connected pension benefits. The Board found that there was no evidence of a chronic back disability in service, and that the current lumbar spine disability is less likely related to service. The earlier effective date claim was also denied as the veteran's entitlement to non-service connected pension arose on July 25, 2003.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of a chronic back disability in service and concluded that the current lumbar spine disability is less likely related to service. The earlier effective date claim was denied because the veteran's entitlement to non-service connected pension benefits arose on July 25, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Lumbar Spine Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Psychiatric Disability"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0606904
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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