Dismissed
The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating for MDD and a compensable rating for hypertension was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's September 2024 appeal to the Board constituted an impermissible concurrent election, as his July and August 2024 Higher Level Review requests superseded his appeal to the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with anxious distress (MDD), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089810
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