The appeal for higher disability ratings for the Veteran's left and right hip disorders, including entitlement to higher ratings for left and right hip extension and thigh impairment, was dismissed due to a concurrent election of review options which is prohibited by claims processing rules.

The deciding factor: The appeal does not comply with claims processing rules as the Veteran attempted a concurrent election when submitting an August 2022 VA Form 20-0996 (higher-level review request), which is prohibited. Therefore, the appeal of the October 2022 rating decision was dismissed.

Claimed conditions

left hip strain, right hip strain, left hip limitation of extension, right hip limitation of extension, left hip thigh impairment, right hip thigh impairment

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 27, 2025

Citation

A25092707

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