The appeal for a compensable disability rating for the service-connected seborrheic dermatitis is dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.
The deciding factor: The December 2021 VA Form 10182 was an improper election given that the AOJ has not completed the development for a previously requested HLR (discussed below).
- Claimed conditions
- Seborrheic dermatitis, Right knee strain, Left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24070172
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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- Denied
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