Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 25, 2025 for the award of service connection for degenerative disc disease thoracolumbar spine with degenerative arthritis, spinal stenosis, and levoscoliosis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was considered complete as of February 25, 2025, when he submitted a corrected application form within the required timeframe after receiving notice of an incomplete submission.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease thoracolumbar spine, Degenerative arthritis, Spinal stenosis, Levoscoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107999
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