Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for increased ratings and a compensable rating for various conditions, as these issues were deferred by the AOJ and not yet final.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed due to the lack of a final decision from the AOJ regarding the issues at hand.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of flexion of the left knee, unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, lumbosacral strain, limited extension for the left knee, left shoulder strain, sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the lower left extremity, sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098678
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