Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for PTSD was dismissed because the Veteran's request for higher-level review was rejected and the AOJ did not readjudicate the issue in a rating decision within one year prior to the notice of disagreement.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed due to lack of a valid appeal before the Board at that time, as the AOJ did not readjudicate the issue in the January 2022 notification or any other rating decision in the year prior to the date the April 2022 notice of disagreement was filed.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085294
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