Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed because the veteran filed a higher-level review request and an appeal concurrently, which is not allowed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had already filed a higher-level review request for the same issues in June 2023 that remained pending at the time of the submission of the July 2023 VA Form 10182, resulting in a prohibited concurrent election under VA claims processing rules.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia, onychomycosis of the right foot, oropharyngeal dysphagia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25005051
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