The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for service-connected post-concussive headaches and PTSD with major depression, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals in an August 30, 2018 statement.
- Claimed conditions
- post-concussive headaches, residual traumatic brain injury, PTSD with major depression, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18133088
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran's voiding dysfunction (claimed as urinary frequency) is granted service connection secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's post-concussive headaches are remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent disability rating for post-concussive headaches to correct a duty to assist error and obtain a supplemental VA opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for unspecified anxiety and depressive disorder from November 9, 2023, but remanded the issues of a higher rating for post-concussive headaches and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for post-concussive headaches, but remanded the other issues.
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