The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal through his attorney prior to the Board issuing a decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeal in writing, meeting the criteria for withdrawal of an appeal under 38 U.S.C.A. § 7105 and 38 C.F.R. § 20.204.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), polycystic kidney disease, removal of multiple squamous cell/basal cell carcinomas, actinic keratosis, and dysplastic nevi
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0631836
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to be readjudicated on the merits due to new and relevant evidence.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent disabling for service-connected PTSD due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for polycystic kidney disease, finding that it did not manifest during active service and is not etiologically related to such service.
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