Granted
The Board granted an effective date of June 1, 1996, for the grant of service connection for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine because the Veteran did not receive notice of the initial denial in 1996 and his claim remained pending.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of proper notification to the Veteran regarding the initial denial, keeping his claim open until a later grant.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098661
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