The appeal of the March 2022 administrative decision is dismissed as moot. The AOJ accepted an October 2022 HLR request for review of the November 2020 denial of an increased rating for a low back disability and issued a December 2022 HLR rating decision. The right hip disability claim is remanded.
The deciding factor: The March 2022 administrative decision rejected the HLR request for review of the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for a low back disability, which has been granted in the July 2024 rating decision. The AOJ accepted the October 2022 HLR request and issued a December 2022 HLR rating decision as to the November 2020 denial of an increased rating for a low_back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, right hip osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24086309
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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