Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to July 29, 2020, for service connection of degenerative disc disease thoracolumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran did not timely appeal a previous rating decision and thus could not establish entitlement to an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007475
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