Dismissed
The appeals for increased ratings for back and bilateral knee disabilities, as well as right lower extremity radiculopathy, were dismissed due to the failure to validly opt-in to the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) appeal system.
The deciding factor: The claims were not validly opted into the AMA appeal system and remain pending in the Legacy review system.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084544
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