Dismissed
The appeal for an increased rating for a back disability and the request for an earlier effective date for TDIU were dismissed due to procedural defects.
The deciding factor: Procedural defect of an improper concurrent election warrants dismissal of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis, lower back
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107621
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