The Veteran's claim for service connection for a urinary disability was dismissed because it resulted from an impermissible concurrent election under the modernized review system. The appeal had already been adjudicated in a separate Board decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran attempted to file multiple additional supplemental and/or higher-level review claims for service connection for a urinary disability, which constituted a prohibited concurrent election under controlling law and regulation.
- Claimed conditions
- urinary disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24085286
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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