Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection for back sprain and depression was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.
The deciding factor: The Appellant did not timely file a Board Appeal request with respect to the rating decision issued on February 14, 2023, that denied service connection for back sprain and depression, and good cause has not been shown to accept the late filing.
- Claimed conditions
- back sprain (also claimed as spine, torn slipped disk and low back strain), depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099957
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