Dismissed
The appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, entitlement to a TDIU prior to March 8, 2021, and basic eligibility to DEA pursuant to 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35, prior to March 8, 2021, was dismissed as moot.
The deciding factor: The appeal is currently pending in a different AMA appeal stream, making this one dismissible as moot.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24071119
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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