Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a low back disorder, finding that no new and relevant evidence was received prior to May 4, 2023.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of a formal or informal claim, or supplemental claim application received within one year of the March 2015 final rating decision denying service connection for a low back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with spinal stenosis and spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105203
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