Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a back injury, claimed as a lumbosacral or cervical strain, is dismissed based on res judicata.
The deciding factor: Given that there was only one rating decision and the two appeals have sought the same legal action to be applied to the same disability over the same period of time, the Board is barred by res judicata from considering the present appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- back injury, claimed as a lumbosacral or cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25018946
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