Dismissed
The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the award of 10 percent for service-connected left lower extremity radiculopathy and the appeal of the identification of a duty to assist error during higher-level review for entitlement to service connection for stroke were dismissed due to procedural defects in how the appeals were filed.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's January 2025 NOD did not comply with applicable claims processing rules and was improperly docketed under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108015
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