Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for anxiety, depression, and PTSD due to concurrent election of Direct Review while Higher-Level Review was pending.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran electing two review options concurrently, which is not allowed under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- generalized anxiety disorder (anxiety), major depressive disorder (depression), post-traumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107871
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