The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for DM and PTSD, as well as his TDIU claim, have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals at a Board hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings for DM and PTSD, and there is no evidence of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- DM (Diabetes Mellitus), PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19120397
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to August 5, 2017.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, stress and adjustment reaction, and depression, all of which are linked to a military sexual assault during active duty training in 2002.
- Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by cardiopulmonary arrest, with DM as a contributing condition. Service connection for the cause of death is granted due to herbicide exposure. Accrued benefits and DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 are denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.,The Veteran's claims for service connection remain in remand status and require further examination and opinion regarding their etiology.
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