The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed for the following issues: entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to PTSD; entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome; and entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hemorrhoids. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to August 28, 2012 is also dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for these issues during the course of his hearing before the Board in July 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with psychotic features, a depressive disorder, and associated alcohol abuse
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2016
- Citation
- 1611662
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Granted
The Veteran's major depressive disorder is found to be caused by his service-connected low back and radiculopathy disabilities, which prevent him from doing enjoyable activities and daily living tasks.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service or any related exposure.
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