Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that February 11, 2014, was the earliest possible effective date based on the receipt of the application to reopen the claim.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that no new and material evidence had been submitted prior to February 11, 2014, which is when the Veteran filed an application to reopen his claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), degenerative arthritis, stenosis, strain, and disc herniation status post laminectomy (lumbar spine disability)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017657
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