Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than September 29, 2011, for a 40 percent rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. The effective date remains September 29, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a claim for his back disorder between the January 2008 Board decision and the September 2011 Report of General Information.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004899
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