Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral eye condition, and PTSD was dismissed as the Veteran opted into the modernized appeals system under the Appeals Modernization Act.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed based on the Veteran's withdrawal of his claims under the legacy review system in favor of the modernized review system.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, bilateral eye condition, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25015060
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