The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for jaw condition and penile condition due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 VA Form 10182 was an impermissible concurrent election and was docketed at the Board in error, as it was filed after a Higher-Level Review request remained pending.
- Claimed conditions
- jaw condition, penile condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25022860
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
What you can do next
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