The Board has granted an effective date of February 27, 1972 for the grant of service connection for a lumbar spine injury with degenerative joint disease. This decision is based on the Veteran's intent to file a claim prior to his discharge from active duty.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a VA Form 21-526e seeking service connection for a lumbar spine disability two days before his discharge, which was received by the Department of Defense but not forwarded to VA. The Board found that this application should be considered as filed with VA on February 24, 1972, and granted an effective date based on the Veteran's intent.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine injury with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20055874
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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