Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for viral meningitis was dismissed because the January 2025 rating decision was issued for backfill purposes only and did not constitute an adjudicative determination that could be appealed.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that a Notice of Disagreement could not be filed on a decision issued for backfill purposes only, as it lacked the requisite assessment of legal or factual issues.
- Claimed conditions
- viral meningitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095771
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