Dismissed
The appeal of a proposed rating reduction for lumbar strain with osteoarthritis is dismissed because the August 2023 rating decision was not a final decision.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 rating decision proposing to reduce the Veteran's disability rating for lumbar strain with osteoarthritis was not a final decision, and therefore, an appeal could not be initiated.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain with osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009967
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