The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed, and the effective dates for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and related peripheral neuropathies were denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of claims or entitlement to increased ratings or earlier effective dates prior to the specified dates.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder, Diabetes mellitus, type II, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, type II, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, type II, Prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25040220
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 9, 2022, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, other specified depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and personality disorder, due to the need for further development of the record.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.
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