The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is dismissed as the claim has been fully granted by a July 2019 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal and a subsequent rating decision granted him service connection for the issue at hand, making the appeal moot.
- 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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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 veteran's claim for PTSD was granted. Other claims, including obstructive sleep apnea and TBI residuals, were remanded for further review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for a lumbar spine disability, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, and service connection for erectile dysfunction disability. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient development of evidence and requests for additional information from VA and private sources. The claims will be reviewed again with updated records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD.
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