The veteran's appeal for service connection for fatigue, memory loss, sleep problems, isolationism, irritability, lack of concentration, depression, sexual dysfunction, lumps in different parts of the body, and skin lesions as chronic disabilities resulting from an undiagnosed illness was dismissed due to a failure to timely file a substantive appeal. The claim for PTSD remains pending.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not timely perfect an appeal to the July 1998 rating decision regarding his claim for service connection for fatigue, memory loss, sleep problems, isolationism, irritability, lack of concentration, depression, sexual dysfunction, lumps in different parts of the body, and skin lesions as chronic disabilities resulting from an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- fatigue, memory loss, sleep problems, isolationism, irritability, lack of concentration, depression, sexual dysfunction, lumps in different parts of the body, skin lesions
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0121216
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for depression was dismissed as the claim was fully resolved by a subsequent rating decision. The appeal for service connection for anxiety was denied due to insufficient evidence of a current disability.
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