The Veteran's appeals for service connection for frostbite of fingers and cheeks, residuals of lightning electrocution, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) have been dismissed. The appeal regarding the psychiatric disorder is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the previously mentioned issues in writing prior to the promulgation of the Board's decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite of fingers and cheeks, residuals of lightning electrocution, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18120740
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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