The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD has been withdrawn by his authorized representative.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew the claim through their authorized representative.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18117640
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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