Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a concurrent election of review options under the Appeals Modernization Act.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a request for higher-level review and a Board appeal simultaneously, which is prohibited under the modernized system.
- Claimed conditions
- back pain, neck pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096283
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