The appeal for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder was dismissed because the AOJ's deferral of the decision was not an appealable decision.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not decide any question of law or fact, but stated it would adjudicate the claim after further development at a future date.
- Claimed conditions
- generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032858
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,249 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for reduction of evaluation, service connection, and increased rating for generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder and unspecified insomnia was dismissed because the Veteran has been granted the benefit he seeks on appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability. The Veteran will undergo further examination.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all 34 issues on appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his claims, except for the service connection for irritable bowel syndrome which was not appealed.
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