Dismissed
The appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and residuals of traumatic brain injury was dismissed due to an improper opt-in to the Appeals Modernization Act. Service connection for insomnia was denied as it is not a separate disability but a symptom of the Veteran's already service-connected psychiatric condition.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 rating decision constituted a non-initial AMA decision that stemmed from the June 2024 Board Remand which was issued under the legacy system, and the appeal for the issue must be dismissed due to an improper AMA opt-in that was docketed at the Board in error.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury, Insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106010
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