Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed reduction in the Veteran's ratings for her right hip disabilities was dismissed as a matter of law because the February 2024 VA Form 10182, Decision Review Request: Board Appeal (Notice of Disagreement), was premature.
The deciding factor: A proposed rating is not an appealable issue; an appeal can be started only after VA takes action and reduces a rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip status post pelvis stress fracture and status post labral tear repair surgery with femoral acetabular impingement syndrome (includes labral tears) (limitation of flexion), right hip pelvic stress fractures and status post acetubuloplasty and labrum repair with femoral acetabular impingement syndrome (includes labral tears) (limitation of extension)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107586
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