The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations of his acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with alcohol abuse, have been dismissed as he has withdrawn the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the Board's decision being promulgated.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with alcohol abuse
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19126439
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 claim for an effective date of December 8, 2010, for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD with alcohol abuse from May 19, 2011 to June 17, 2012 and a 70 percent evaluation from July 21, 2015 to the present. The evaluations in excess of 50 percent were denied.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, and the Board dismissed the case.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 100 percent disability rating from September 1, 2022 to October 6, 2022 for PTSD with alcohol abuse due to persistent danger of hurting himself. For the period prior to September 1, 2022 and from December 1, 2022, a disability rating in excess of 70 percent was denied.
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