Dismissed
The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the spine, to include IVDS, under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The claim remains pending in the legacy system and was improperly accepted as an appeal in the AMA system.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine, to include intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019719
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