The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 20, 2011 for the award of service connection for degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine status post spinal fusion (low back disorder) was denied.,The Veteran's appeal challenging the March 2012 rating decision that granted entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder and assigned an effective date of December 20, 2011 due to CUE was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the original March 2012 rating decision that granted service connection for a low back disorder.,The Veteran's claim of CUE failed because he did not attend the originally scheduled VA examination, which resulted in his claim being denied.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine status post spinal fusion (low back disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19191744
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