The Veteran's claims for clothing allowances in 2019 due to the use of Coal Tar, Clotrimazole, Calcipotriene, and antibiotic cream were dismissed because the March 2020 Higher Level Review decision granted a clothing allowance for Coal Tar, making that issue moot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran simultaneously filed a Decision Review Request: Higher-Level Review and VA Form 10182, which constituted an improper concurrent election. As a result, the March 2020 VA Form 10182 was not accepted as a valid appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Coal Tar, Clotrimazole, Calcipotriene, Antibiotic Cream
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24055505
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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