The appeal for an earlier effective date than January 16, 2020, for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD was dismissed due to it being a claims processing error in the new AMA system.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the Legacy appeal regarding the evaluation of PTSD prior to January 16, 2020, remained pending at the time of the October 2020 rating decision, making the subsequent AMA decision not an 'initial decision' eligible for review under the AMA.
- 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 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25052353
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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