The appeal for an earlier effective date than August 10, 2020, for the grant of a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was dismissed due to untimeliness.
The deciding factor: Good cause for extending the time to file the VA Form 10182 with respect to the February 2019 rating decision has not been shown, as mail services continued during the pandemic and there was a one-year period to appeal the decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25040263
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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