The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and a subsequent rating decision granted him service connection for the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191488
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Decisions by this judge: 1,454 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and Meniere's syndrome (vertigo) but remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, a back disability, heart palpitations, and varicose veins.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for PTSD was granted. Other claims, including obstructive sleep apnea and TBI residuals, were remanded for further review.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to their death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to additional evidence added to the record and new VA examinations are required.
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