Dismissed
The appeal as to the claims of service connection for shoulder pain and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is dismissed, and an effective date prior to April 18, 2024, for the award of service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, to include degenerative arthritis and scoliosis, is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal was submitted more than one year after the issuance of the June 2011 and March 18, 2024, rating decisions, and he has not provided good cause for extending any of the relevant filing deadlines.
- Claimed conditions
- shoulder pain, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), lumbar spine disorder, to include degenerative arthritis and scoliosis, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098202
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