Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for the 60 percent rating for right knee replacement was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's filing.
The deciding factor: The claimant did not withdraw his request for Higher-Level Review before filing a Board appeal, violating the prohibition on concurrent elections set out at 38 C.F.R. § 3.2500(b).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093687
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