The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 40% rating for lumbar strain with osteoarthritis is denied. The Board found that the increase in disability did not occur within one year prior to July 1, 2017.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of increased severity of the service-connected lumbar strain with osteoarthritis within a year prior to the claim for an earlier effective date on July 1, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain, osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162733
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What this means for you
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