Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder (unspecified depressive disorder (claimed as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD))) was dismissed due to an untimely request to switch the case from the hearing docket to evidence review docket.
The deciding factor: The August 4, 2022, VA Form 10182 was an improper concurrent election and untimely as a docket switch request without good cause.
- Claimed conditions
- generalized anxiety disorder (unspecified depressive disorder (claimed as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)))
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25050370
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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