The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for psychiatric disability, claimed as anxiety, PTSD, and depression, and left leg disability due to untimeliness of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeals were not timely filed within one year from the date of notice of the June 6, 2023 rating decision regarding the left leg disability claim, and there was no good cause shown for the delay. The psychiatric disability claim was rendered moot as service connection was granted by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left leg disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091008
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Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has expanded the scope of the claim to include any mental health disorder raised by the record and has remanded for additional development regarding service connection for left leg, ankle, and psychiatric disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right leg disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if any current left or right leg disabilities are related to active service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, cervical spine disability, low back disability, left shoulder disability, and left leg disability. The decision is based on the Veteran's active duty service and his current disabilities are found to be related to these service events.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, back disability, left leg disability, left knee disability, and hypertension. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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