The May 1987 rating decision denying service connection for PTSD is final and was not the result of clear and unmistakable error.
The deciding factor: The evidence at the time did not compel a different outcome, as it required specific stressors to be related by the Veteran which were not provided in a timely manner.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0910290
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
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