Dismissed
The appeal seeking service connection for PTSD, a left ankle condition, and back injury was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized appeals system.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 appeal was considered a prohibited concurrent election because the Veteran had already requested review of the same issues via a Higher-Level Review (HLR) in October 2022, and thus the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left ankle condition, back injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021355
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