Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for lower neck scar was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election.
The deciding factor: The claimant's simultaneous filing of multiple review options for the same claim is prohibited by law.
- Claimed conditions
- lower neck scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24062448
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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