The appeal for entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, and service connection for an eye injury (claimed as shot in eye) were dismissed due to procedural defects.
The deciding factor: Procedural defect: Concurrent election of review options under the Appeals Modernization Act was not allowed, and timely notice of disagreement was not filed within one year of the rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Acquired psychiatric disability, to include nervousness, Eye injury (claimed as shot in eye)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25029300
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 2, 2020, for the grant of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but denied a higher initial rating and TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there was no competent or credible evidence of a current diagnosis during the appellate period.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for her acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as the evidence did not support a finding that his current mental health conditions were related to his active duty service.
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