Dismissed
The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder was dismissed due to untimely filing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's late filing did not present good cause, and the December 2016 rating decision is now final.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) currently with generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086142
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