The veteran withdrew his appeals prior to the Board's decision.
The deciding factor: The appellant notified the Board of their wish to withdraw all pending appeals.
- Claimed conditions
- agoraphobia, panic attacks, hemilaminectomy, at L4-5, on the left, rotator cuff syndrome of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0318672
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for agoraphobia, left hip tendinopathy, and allergic rhinitis. The Veteran was also granted a 50% rating for tension headaches.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, and panic attacks, was dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's attorney.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for panic attacks and hammertoes, left foot. An initial 10 percent rating was granted for scars associated with hammertoes, right foot.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied service connection for various other conditions, including cluster headaches, traumatic brain injury, allergic rhinitis, and others. Some claims were remanded.
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