The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim of entitlement to a higher initial rating for anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified.
The deciding factor: The Veteran indicated that he would no longer be pursuing any action on his claim in October 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2013
- Citation
- 1335442
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Veteran's motion for revision of the June 25, 2015 rating decision was denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of April 20, 2015 for service connection of major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder. The earliest effective date is the date his claim to reopen was received.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, and sleep disturbance due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability and an in-service event or injury.
- Granted
The Veteran's disability rating for anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, has been restored from zero percent to 30 percent effective December 1, 2020.
- Granted
The Board has denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified. The case is remanded to determine whether service connection for sleep apnea secondary to his service-connected anxiety disorder should be granted.
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