The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he requested withdrawal of all issues on appeal in June 2019.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of all issues on appeal in a June 2019 correspondence, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review these matters due to the request for withdrawal.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19163509
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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