Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to July 28, 2023, for the award of a 50 percent rating for sinusitis was dismissed due to concurrent elections and pending review options.
The deciding factor: The January 2024 VA Form 10182 was ineffective because the issue was already pending at the AOJ at the time it was filed, as per 38 C.F.R. § 3.2500(b) and Terry v. McDonough.
- 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
- A25093836
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