The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, finding that there were no communications prior to July 7, 2009 indicating a claim for this condition.
The deciding factor: There was no indication from the Veteran or his representative before July 7, 2009 that he intended to file a service connection claim for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis of the Lumbar Spine with Intervertebral Disc Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2018
- Citation
- 1813809
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