Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for a 40% rating of lumbar spine degenerative disc disease was dismissed because it was improperly docketed in the modernized review system.
The deciding factor: The March 2022 rating decision was not an initial decision and was ineligible for review under the modernized review system.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005699
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