Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain with IVDS and gastrointestinal disability, as well as a compensable rating for the latter.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date was based on the date of receipt of the new claim to reopen or readjudicate, which is September 22, 2015, for lumbosacral strain with IVDS and April 29, 2016, for gastrointestinal disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), gastrointestinal disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094284
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