Dismissed
The appeal seeking service connection for PTSD and diabetes was dismissed due to a concurrent election of review options.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's request for higher-level review and subsequent appeal were deemed a concurrent election, which is prohibited by law and regulation.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Diabetes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097514
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