The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the thoracic and lumbar spine, finding that no basis existed to grant such a request.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing a disability due to disease or injury in service, which is required for service connection. The Veteran's claim was denied because there was no current (post-service) disability at the time of the 1952 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0912466
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