Dismissed
The appeal of the December 2021 rating decision that denied an initial compensable rating for hepatitis C was dismissed as procedurally defective.
The deciding factor: The July 2022 Notice of Disagreement constituted an impermissible concurrent election under 38 C.F.R. § 3.2500(b).
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089393
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