Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date of October 16, 2018, for the initial grant of service connection for diverticulitis was dismissed as the Veteran effectively expressed satisfaction with this date.
The deciding factor: The concurrent election to file a new claim while another was pending violated regulations and resulted in an improper decision by the AOJ, making further review moot.
- Claimed conditions
- Diverticulitis, Esophagitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107195
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