The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD) and a nerve condition of the hands have been dismissed due to his failure to provide requested clarification and authorizations for VA to obtain critical evidence needed to properly adjudicate these claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to submit requested clarification regarding chemical exposure or necessary medical records, leading to an incomplete disability picture that is inadequate for a proper merit-based adjudication of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD), a nerve condition of the hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19119140
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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