Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed for claims related to an effective date prior to November 14, 2016, for the grant of service connection and increased ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's Notice of Disagreement did not properly address the implementation of a Board decision and thus was not considered valid for appeal purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- somatic symptom disorder, insomnia, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left knee surgical scar, headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097403
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