Dismissed
The appeal for a higher rating and earlier effective date for PTSD was dismissed to foster proper adjudicatory processes before the agency of original jurisdiction.
The deciding factor: The issues were dismissed due to pending matters in the legacy system that need to be addressed first.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with dissociative symptoms (delayed expression), major depressive disorder with psychotic features and anxious distress, alcohol use disorder (in remission)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106836
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