Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of a back injury was dismissed because the veteran did not timely file an appeal or submit new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year of the August 2017 rating decision denying service connection for a back injury.
- Claimed conditions
- back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25007916
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