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Dismissed

The appeal regarding service connection for a neck disability and an increased rating for GERD was dismissed, while the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for intervertebral disc syndrome, degenerative disc disease lumbar spine L5-S1 is remanded.

The deciding factor: The claims were dismissed due to lack of timely appeal following the issuance of the SOC, and the Board does not have authority to adjudicate them. The intervertebral disc syndrome claim was remanded for an adequate VA examination.

Claimed conditions
neck disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), intervertebral disc syndrome, degenerative disc disease lumbar spine L5-S1
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
October 21, 2025
Citation
A25090950

Veterans Law Judge

Michael J. Skaltsounis

Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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What this means for you

A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.

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