Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of schwannoma tumor due to an impermissible concurrent election by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a procedural defect of concurrent elections, which is prohibited under 38 U.S.C. § 5104C(a)(2)(A).
- Claimed conditions
- schwannoma tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091064
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