Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates as they were part of a pending Legacy appeal.
The deciding factor: The issues are dismissed because the AMA appeal remains pending in the Legacy system, and cannot be separately appealed via a new NOD.
- Claimed conditions
- Inclusion body myositis, Limitation of motion of the right hip, Limitation of flexion of the right hip, Limitation of extension of the right hip, Limitation of motion of the left hip, Limitation of flexion of the left hip, Limitation of extension of the left hip, Left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086821
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