Dismissed
The appeal seeking review of the previously denied claim of service connection for a low back disability, claimed as lower back pain, is dismissed due to lack of an eligible decision within one year prior to receipt of the December 2020 VA Form 10182.
The deciding factor: There was no AMA-eligible adjudication of the claim for lower back pain in a rating decision issued within one year prior to the receipt of the Veteran's December 2020 VA Form 10182, and thus there is no issue of fact or law for the Board to decide.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back pain, lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102426
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