Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was dismissed as it was duplicative of a separate appeal.
The deciding factor: The issue was already pending on appeal and concurrent elections are prohibited under 38 C.F.R. § 3.2500(b).
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086261
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