Dismissed
The appeal for a higher disability rating for persistent depressive disorder with sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic use disorder was dismissed due to a duty-to-assist error in the initial decision.
The deciding factor: The March 2022 higher-level review return rendered the January 2022 rating decision unappealable to the Board because of the need for additional development and readjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder with sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic use disorder, severe, in full sustained remission
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084852
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