The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD with depressive disorder NOS prior to April 8, 2013, and a disability rating in excess of 50 percent thereafter.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal before the Board could make a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with depressive disorder NOS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1704749
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his request for withdrawal of the appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder NOS has been rated at 70 percent disabling, reflecting occupational and social impairment due to symptoms such as difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships. The TDIU claim is also granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder NOS has been productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, but not total occupational and social impairment prior to February 20, 2014. On and after January 29, 2013 through February 19, 2014, the Veteran's PTSD has met the criteria for a rating of 70 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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