Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for IVDS with lumbosacral strain, finding that February 9, 2022 was the earliest possible effective date.
The deciding factor: The April 2021 rating decision is final and no new and relevant evidence was submitted within one year of it to reopen the claim. The Veteran's notice of intent to file a claim on May 17, 2022, led to the October 2022 rating decision granting service connection for IVDS with lumbosacral strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) with lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089318
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