Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for a back disability, finding that there was no basis for an earlier grant of benefits.
The deciding factor: The statutory framework does not allow for an earlier effective date based on the original claim as it is predicated upon a reopened claim and the Veteran has not shown clear unmistakable error in the prior denial of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral degenerative disc disease (DDD) with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098799
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