The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of multi-level lumbar spine disc herniations and degenerative joint disease with radiculopathy, finding that no earlier applications to reopen the claim existed.
The deciding factor: There were no prior informal or formal claims received by VA prior to August 18, 2006, when the Veteran submitted a petition to reopen his service connection claim for lumbar spine disability. The effective date of service connection is based on the date of receipt of the reopened claim.
- Claimed conditions
- multi-level lumbar spine disc herniations, degenerative joint disease with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1428193
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