The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating of 30 percent or more for PTSD with respect to all pending issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested and received a hearing, but later withdrew the request before the Board could make a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19164977
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claims are related to stressors in service and need further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability during or after service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, to obtain private treatment records and schedule a VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted a 100 percent disability rating from July 13, 2021.
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