The appeal for a rating in excess of 100 percent for PTSD with residuals of TBI is dismissed. The appeals to reopen claims for service connection for Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of bilateral knees, Ischemic Heart Disease, and Hand Tremors are granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a rating in excess of 100 percent for PTSD with residuals of TBI during the hearing. The appeals to reopen claims for service connection were granted based on new and material evidence submitted since previous decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of bilateral knees, Ischemic Heart Disease (claimed as Coronary Artery Disease - CAD), Hand Tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19112601
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,797 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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