Dismissed
The appeal regarding the timeliness of the December 18, 2024, VA Form 20-0996 (Request for HLR) was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election in the modernized review system.
The deciding factor: The Board found that adjudicating this appeal in the HLR lane would constitute an impermissible concurrent election under the modernized review system, making the timely Request for HLR moot.
- 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 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25110001
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