Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder) was dismissed because the greatest possible benefit, including an earlier effective date, had already been granted.
The deciding factor: There are no potential additional benefits that may stem from the current appeal, making it moot.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, anxiety disorder (claimed as PTSD), depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086031
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