Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not timely filed within one year of the January 2019 rating decision, and no good cause was shown for the delay.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097393
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