Dismissed
The appeal to decrease the evaluation of unspecified depressive disorder with mild alcohol use disorder from 70% to 50% was dismissed because it was premature.
The deciding factor: The appeal was filed before a final decision was made on the proposed decrease.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, mild alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004133
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