Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a left ankle disability and bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election under the Appeals Modernization Act.
The deciding factor: The July 2025 VA Form 10182 was untimely as it pertained to the May 2024 rating decision, and the September 2024 rating decision had only identified a duty to assist error during the higher-level review process.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097602
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