The appeal for higher initial disability rating for PTSD and earlier effective date for TDIU was dismissed due to the March 2021 Notice of Disagreement not being a valid Motion for Reconsideration.
The deciding factor: The filing did not meet the requirements for opting a final Legacy Board decision into the AMA, thus it was considered a Motion for Reconsideration and the appeal was docketed in error.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25039688
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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