The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of service connection for panic disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
- Claimed conditions
- panic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1019300
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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