The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for increased ratings of his service-connected low back disability and fibromyalgia syndrome.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show an increase in disability prior to the assigned effective dates, as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- low back injury with disc involvement and fibromyositis, fibromyalgia syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1131135
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