The appeal regarding the hypertension, PTSD, hearing loss, and AFIB issues listed in the November 1, 2023, rating decision is dismissed. The August 29, 2024, Board Appeal request was not timely filed with respect to the July 14, 2022, rating decision that granted service connection for PTSD at 30 percent effective February 18, 2022, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss at 20 percent effective February 18, 2022, and denied service connection for AFIB.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's August 29, 2024, Board Appeal request was not timely filed because it was received more than one year after the July 14, 2022, rating decision. Good cause has not been shown to warrant an extension of time to file an appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bilateral Hearing Loss, Abnormal Heart/atrial fibrillation (AFIB)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25052612
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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