Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and spondylosis from the May 2023 higher-level review decision was dismissed due to duplicative appeals.
The deciding factor: The appeals were essentially identical and addressed the same disagreement regarding the denial of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097395
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