The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and an earlier effective date have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his claims.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
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion addressing specific evidence and directives in the April 2020 remand.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches and blackouts, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and post-service treatment records from Dr. Dan Gurin or Geren.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the various disabilities claimed, as there was no evidence of a relationship between any of these conditions and the veteran's period of active duty.
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