Dismissed
The appeal for an increased evaluation of GERD with IBS is dismissed due to a concurrent appeal election that was deemed improper.
The deciding factor: The Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as it is based on a spurious decision by the AOJ resulting from an improper concurrent appeal election.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009417
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