The Board has determined that the Veteran is not entitled to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for degenerative joint disease, thoracolumbar spine as there are no documents indicating a claim was filed prior to June 20, 1997.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a formal or informal claim for compensation was received by VA prior to June 20, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease, Thoracolumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1022490
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative joint disease, thoracolumbar spine, had its onset during a period of Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA) or Indirect Non-Active Duty Training (INACDUTRA), and therefore service connection is granted.
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