The Veteran's claim for an effective date of February 1, 2018, but not earlier, for service connection for a back disability is granted. The Veteran also received increased ratings for various conditions and remanded issues.
The deciding factor: The Board granted the Veteran's claim based on the original grant of service connection in June 2019 with an effective date of February 1, 2018, due to a pre-existing scar from surgery. The rating was increased to 40 percent for lumbar spine disability and related radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability, Right knee disability, Left knee disability, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Hemorrhoids, Non-allergic rhinitis, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24083186
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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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