Dismissed
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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