Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 20, 2018, for the award of service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: The presumption of regularity and proper mailing address were upheld, making the October 19, 2011 rating decision final. The claim was not pending at the time of the September 20, 2018 claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109595
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