Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the legacy appeal in favor of adjudication under the Appeals Modernization Act.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a VA Form 20-0996, Decision Review Request: Higher-Level Review, opting out of the legacy appeals system and into the Appeals Modernization Act framework.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25002599
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