Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for Hashimoto's disease was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election while a Higher-Level Review request was pending.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's April 8, 2025 NOD was a prohibited concurrent election as it was submitted while a Higher-Level Review request remained pending.
- Claimed conditions
- Hashimoto's disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25111347
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