Dismissed
The Board dismissed both issues of entitlement to service connection for lumbosacral or cervical strain and degenerative arthritis of the spine due to untimely filing.
The deciding factor: The appeal was untimely under the AMA framework as it was submitted more than one year after the September 2021 rating decision denial, without a showing of good cause for extending the time of filing.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral or cervical strain, claimed as mid/lower back (thoracolumbar spine), degenerative arthritis of the spine, claimed as arthritis due to trauma, low back
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019761
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