The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for anxiety condition and persistent depressive disorder as they were fully granted in subsequent rating decisions.
The deciding factor: There was no outstanding error of fact or law to address, making the appeal moot.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety condition, persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress (previously rated as generalized anxiety disorder associated with lumbosacral strain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049506
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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