Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed rating reduction for Major Depressive Disorder with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and the ratings for left and right tibia stress fractures were dismissed due to untimely filings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement within one year of the AOJ's decisions, thus failing to comply with claims processing rules.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Left tibia stress fracture, Right tibia stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25034175
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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