The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection back disorder, as due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE), was dismissed because the appeal request was not timely filed.

The deciding factor: The Board concluded that good cause had not been shown for the late filing of the appeal request, and therefore denied the extension request and dismissed the attempted appeal.

Claimed conditions

lumbosacral strain, degenerative disc disease, intervertebral disc syndrome, spinal stenosis, myelopathy status post laminectomy and decompression

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 20, 2025

Citation

A25100923

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