The appeal of the proposed reduction in the evaluation of PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder from 70% to 50% was dismissed as premature due to the nature of a proposed action, not an actual decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the September 2020 proposed reduction did not constitute a final decision and thus could not be appealed by the Veteran's Notice of Disagreement in November 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24015221
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
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