Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 13, 2023, for service connection for a lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran filed an Intent to File on June 13, 2023, and within one year of that date, he filed a Supplemental Claim seeking service connection for the condition, which allowed for the earlier effective date under applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability (degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098209
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