Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for lumbosacral strain, as there was no evidence of a valid initial claim prior to December 18, 2019.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of a valid initial claim for service connection for back pain before December 18, 2019, and the requirement that claims be filed on official forms as of March 24, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095581
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