Granted
The appeal was granted as the February 2021 Decision Review Request: Higher-Level Review, VA Form 20-996, was timely filed within one year of the January 2021 Agency of Original Jurisdiction determination.
The deciding factor: The February 2021 VA Form 20-0996 was received by VA within one year of the January 2021 Agency of Original Jurisdiction determination, making it timely.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110484
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