The appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for generalized anxiety disorder under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) was dismissed due to procedural error.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed on a purely procedural technicality unrelated to the merits of the Veteran's claim, as concurrent election of review options is prohibited.
- Claimed conditions
- generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110793
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 696 · Granted: 63% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in obtaining relevant medical records and duty-to-assist issues.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks and persistent depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's mental health difficulties began during active service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 11, 2023 for a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability but denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 29, 2021 for the award of service connection and increased ratings for left lower extremity radiculopathy, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks. The claim for sleep apnea was denied.
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