The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than May 25, 2016, for the award of service connection for lumbar spine disability is denied. The Board finds no document of record received by VA earlier than the May 25, 2016, Intent to File, wherein the Veteran requested reopening the previously denied claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The effective date based on the submission of new and material evidence received after a final disallowance is the date of the receipt of the reopened claim. In this case, May 25, 2016, is the proper effective date for the grant of service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) with lumbosacral strain and degenerative joint disease (lumbar spine disability)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2024
- Citation
- 24032267
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