The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 25, 2023, for the grant of service connection for degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The March 2019 rating decision is final and there was no document of record that can be construed as an intent to file or a formal claim for service connection prior to January 25, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) with Intervertebral Disc Syndrome (IVDS) of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089150
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,456 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
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