The Veteran's appeals for low back, upper back, heel disorder, ear injury, head injury, and cold injury of the feet were dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.,A claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened due to new evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals on several issues related to service connection. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened based on new evidence submitted since the August 2013 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Heel disorder, Upper back disorder, Low back disorder, Residuals of an ear injury, Residuals of a head injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19166722
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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