The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 8, 2009 for the award of service connection for his back disability has been granted. His initial rating for the condition is now 10 percent from June 8, 2009.
The deciding factor: The RO determined that new and material evidence had been submitted within one year of a January 2007 rating decision to reopen the Veteran's claim, resulting in an effective date of September 7, 2006 for service connection. The initial rating was then assigned on June 8, 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease and scoliosis of the thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1737477
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