Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the evaluation of degenerative disc disease prior to October 7, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Court held that veterans are prohibited from collaterally attacking a prior final decision by filing a freestanding earlier effective date claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106162
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