The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of lumbosacral strain with arthritis and cervical strain with arthritis, as the earliest permissible effective date was assigned.
The deciding factor: The appeal was denied because the claims were not appealed within one year of the initial denials in 2005 and 2014, and new and material evidence was not submitted during that period.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with arthritis, cervical strain with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071270
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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