The Veteran has withdrawn all issues on appeal, including the ratings for Traumatic Brain Injury and Tension Headaches, as well as service connection claims for Acid Reflux and Low Back Disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw all issues on appeal prior to any decision being made.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Tension Headaches, Acid Reflux, Low Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149186
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased initial evaluation of 70 percent for PTSD but denied evaluations in excess of 10% for tension headaches and in excess of 30% for IBS, and denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome. The claims for additional service connections were remanded.
- Dismissed
All appeals for service connection and increased ratings were dismissed due to concurrent elections in the Supplemental Claim.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, migraine headaches, and traumatic brain injury.
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