The Board has granted effective dates of January 24, 2010 for the awards of service connection for myositis of the cervical spine, myositis of the lumbar spine, and a right knee strain. The claim for an earlier effective date for right hip bursitis is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted new and material evidence to reopen her previously denied claims for service connection for these conditions on January 24, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- myositis of the cervical spine, myositis of the lumbar spine, right knee strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1626110
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