Granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 31, 2020, for service connection of lumbar spine degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: The claim for service connection was reasonably raised by the evidence from a January 31, 2020, claim for an increased rating of radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097555
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