Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to November 12, 2022, for service connection of several conditions. The earliest effective date allowed by law is November 12, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's first communication for these claims was on November 12, 2022, and the effective dates assigned by the May 2023 rating decision are the date of receipt of the Veteran's intent to file a claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, intervertebral disc syndrome with status post dorsal fusion and laminectomy, L4-5 and L5-S1, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, scar status post spinal surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003415
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