Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates were dismissed because they constituted a prohibited concurrent election of review options under the AMA.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder, not otherwise specified (NOS) with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091289
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