The Veteran's mechanical low back syndrome is rated at 20 percent effective June 6, 2006. The claim for an earlier effective date was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran first requested service connection for a back injury in a June 6, 2006 statement and the RO granted service connection effective that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Mechanical low back syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22031945
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