Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for chronic left hip and leg pain, upper back pain, and two instances of neck disability due to untimely Notice of Disagreement filings. The claims for lumbar spine and right foot disabilities were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The claims for service connection were dismissed due to untimeliness of the Notice of Disagreement filings, while the lumbar spine and right foot disability claims were remanded for a medical opinion on their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left hip and leg pain, upper back pain, neck disability (originating from a November 2022 rating decision), neck disability (originating from a February 2024 rating decision), lumbar spine disability, right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094337
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