Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a lumbar spine disability was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed due to non-jurisdictional reasons, specifically because the claimant did not substantially comply with proper claims processing rules by submitting an untimely Notice of Disagreement.
- Claimed conditions
- low back spasms, low back pain, lumbar injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25106882
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