Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and insomnia disorder was dismissed due to a procedural defect involving the claims-processing rules.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had an appeal for the same issue pending in the Legacy system, resulting in an impermissible concurrent election.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107921
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