Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine, to include residuals, lumbar surgery, as the appeal was not timely filed.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not timely filed due to lack of evidence showing good cause for the late filing.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine, to include residuals, lumbar surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086712
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