The Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD has been withdrawn. The remaining issues have been remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the claim of a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD prior to the Board making a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Left Knee with water joint pain, Right Knee with water joint pain, Left Shoulder Joint Pain, Right Shoulder Joint Pain, Left Elbow Bursitis, Left Wrist Sprain, Right Wrist Sprain, Left Hip Joint Pain, Right Hip Joint Pain, Left Ankle Sprain Joint Pain, Right Ankle Sprain Joint Pain, Shooting pain in left arm, Shooting pain in right arm, Shooting pain in left leg, Shooting pain in right leg, Right Pinky Finger, Sinus Polyps, Skin Cancer (Actinic Keratosis), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Shrapnel Wound in Upper and Lower Lip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19128678
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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