Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for a back disability, finding that the claim was not received within one year of the prior denial in October 2016.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the November 8, 2022, claim was incomplete and abandoned, and the January 26, 2024, supplemental claim did not meet the requirements for an earlier effective date under applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090221
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