The appeal regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine, lumbar spine, spina bifida, and right leg disabilities is dismissed because they are already pending final adjudication on appeal to the Board. The appeal regarding his claim for bilateral shoulder disability is also dismissed as it constitutes an improper concurrent election with a previously pending HLR request.
The deciding factor: The issues were already pending final adjudication on appeal to the Board, and the Veteran's untimely VA Form 10182 constituted an improper concurrent election with a previously pending Higher-Level Review (HLR) request.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine, lumbar spine, spina bifida, right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24046896
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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