The appeal for service connection for a low back condition was dismissed as the notice of disagreement was not filed within one year of the December 2020 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The January 15, 2024, notice of disagreement was untimely and did not provide good cause for an extension.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25043369
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 40% rating for his low back condition and a 60% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, while other claims were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event that caused these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's low back, neck, right hand, left hand, right knee, and left knee conditions as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to active service or caused by any service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and left hip conditions as there was no evidence of a worsening of symptoms beyond what was shown at the September 2023 VA examination.
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