Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to September 23, 2023, for the Veteran's 50 percent rating for bilateral central serous chorioretinopathy was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election.
The deciding factor: The concurrent election of review under different appeal lanes is specifically prohibited by 38 C.F.R. § 3.2500(b).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral central serous chorioretinopathy, horseshoe tear of retinal, right eye bilateral lattice degeneration
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106765
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