Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for a bilateral flat feet condition was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized review system.
The deciding factor: The June 07, 2024, VA Form 10182 was an impermissible concurrent election with the pending Direct Review of the November 2023 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101166
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