Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for service connection and earlier effective dates, as well as rating increases, due to procedural defects in the filing of his appeal.
The deciding factor: Procedural defects were found in the Veteran's filings, preventing concurrent election of different administrative review options.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, right hand strain, right elbow strain, tension headaches, intervertebral disc syndrome with spinal stenosis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094426
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