The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and an earlier effective date have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal in writing, stating that he wished to withdraw the issues of pseudoseizures, PTSD with depression, and the earlier effective date for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudoseizures, blackouts, post-traumatic stress disorder with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19149741
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo, finding that there is no evidence linking his symptoms to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied higher initial disability ratings for pseudoseizures and PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 20 percent for pseudoseizures or higher than 70 percent for PTSD during the period on appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in the previous decision regarding the service connection for anaphylactic shock with hives, blackouts and unconsciousness. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to address his exposure claims.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for migraines and blackouts, finding that there was no current disability or evidence of a nexus to service. The Veteran's claims were based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents in the Korean DMZ during his military service.
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