Citation Nr: 0813678 Decision Date: 04/25/08 Archive Date: 05/01/08 DOCKET NO. 05-09 521 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Togus, Maine THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD M. Riley, Associate Counsel INTRODUCTION The veteran served on active duty from July 1967 to November 1969. This case comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from an January 2004 rating decision issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Togus, Maine, which, in pertinent part, denied entitlement to service connection a low back disability. FINDING OF FACT In a March 2008 rating decision, the veteran was granted service connection for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine with a 30 percent disability rating, effective September 25, 2006. CONCLUSION OF LAW There are no errors of fact or law for appellate consideration and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the appeal. 38 U.S.C.A. §§ 511, 7104 (West 2002); 38 C.F.R. § 20.101 (2007). REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION The veteran's claim for entitlement to service connection for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine was granted by the RO in a March 2008 rating decision. An initial rating of 30 percent was assigned, effective September 25, 2006. As this constitutes a full grant of the benefits on appeal, there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration. Accordingly, the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the appeal and it is dismissed. (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) ORDER The appeal is dismissed. Mark D. Hindin Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' Appeals Department of Veterans Affairs