Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection and higher rating was dismissed due to a concurrent election of review options.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the impermissible concurrent election of review options under 38 C.F.R. § 3.2500(b).
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal stricture, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100578
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