The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain, to include herniated discs and lumbar surgery due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The December 2024 Notice of Disagreement was not filed within one year of the 2019 rating decision which decided that new and relevant evidence had not been received with respect to the Veteran's claim for service connection for herniated discs, lumbar spine, and no request for or good cause for extension has been shown.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, herniated discs, lumbar surgery, right knee meniscal tear, status post arthroscopic surgery with residual scar tissue, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085319
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