Dismissed
The appeal seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed due to the untimely Notice of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The Notice of Disagreement was not timely filed within one year after notification of the November 7, 2022 rating decision and no good cause was shown for the delay.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder (an acquired psychiatric disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037098
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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