The Veteran's claim for service connection of degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine was granted with an effective date of November 30, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claim was timely filed on November 30, 2017 and therefore granted the effective date based on this filing.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24060245
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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.
What you can do next
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The Board has granted an earlier effective date of December 6, 2001 for service connection for degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine based on newly associated service personnel records.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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