The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition other than PTSD (including major depressive disorder) is dismissed. The claim for service connection for TBI has been reopened, but the claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine and thoracolumbar spine are still pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition other than PTSD (including major depressive disorder) during a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric condition other than PTSD (including major depressive disorder), TBI, DJD, cervical spine, DJD, thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19144151
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 denied service connection for multiple conditions, including cervical spine, chronic fatigue, and various nerve damages, as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to in-service events.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for additional medical evaluation to determine if the Veteran's symptoms are separate from his service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected TBI and remanded the claim for service connection for headaches, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as they are not related to active service.
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