Dismissed
The untimely appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a lumbosacral strain (back strain condition) were dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit timely substantive appeals within one year of the respective rating decisions, and there was no good cause shown to extend the filing period.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, lumbosacral strain (back strain condition)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102472
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