Granted
The veteran's earlier effective date for a 40 percent disability rating for lumbar myositis is granted as of May 14, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's retirement due to increased back pain in May 2010 was a factually ascertainable date of worsening within the one-year look-back period.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25000786
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