Denied
The Board denied entitlement to earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc disease, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and right lower extremity.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence that VA received a claim from the Veteran prior to June 27, 2011, and the earliest possible effective date for the award of service connection had already been assigned (June 27, 2011).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc disease, Radiculopathy, left lower extremity, Radiculopathy, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018239
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