The Veteran's representative withdrew all pending appeals, including the appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD with depression.
The deciding factor: The appellant (Veteran's representative) requested to withdraw all pending appeals in writing prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1112992
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and dismissed the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to a claims processing defect. The appeal was denied for increased ratings of PTSD with depression, erectile dysfunction, and cervical and lumbar spine conditions, while these issues were remanded for further consideration.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 11, 2016 for the service connection of PTSD with depression.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD with depression, finding the evidence against a link to an in-service event.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction, right knee condition, PTSD with depression, OSA, and left lower extremity radiculopathy as they have already been granted in prior decisions.
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