Dismissed
The appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for bipolar disorder with PTSD was dismissed due to the untimely Notice of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a Notice of Disagreement within one year of the May 2021 rating decision and no good cause was provided for the delay.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25050039
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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