The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is moot because his PTSD and MDD already cover all of his psychiatric symptoms, including anxiety and chronic sleep impairment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s other psychiatric symptoms are part of his now service-connected PTSD and MDD.
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177212
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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