The Board dismissed the claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating of PTSD and entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU) as moot or not supported by evidence.
The deciding factor: The October 2020 rating decision became final, and the Veteran did not pursue further review within one year of that decision, making any freestanding claim for an earlier effective date invalid under Rudd v. Nicholson.
- 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 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25053395
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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