Partly granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for lumbar spine disability was granted with an effective date of October 16, 2018. Other issues related to hip disabilities and ratings were remanded or denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's continuous pursuit of service connection for a lumbar spine disability since October 16, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease with degenerative ankylosing spondylosis of the thoracolumbar spine, right hip pain, left hip pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005676
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