The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was dismissed as there is no remaining case or controversy for adjudication.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not timely filed and good cause was not shown to accept the late filing.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090841
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 622 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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