The Veteran's appeal for PTSD was withdrawn. The claims for lower back injury, right foot injury, and right knee injury were dismissed as the evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen them. Special adapted housing and special home adaptation grant applications were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for PTSD at the Board hearing. The May 2011 rating decision denying lower back, right foot, and right knee injuries was final. New and material evidence was not received for any of these claims within one year of the May 2011 decision.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"}, {"condition_name":"Lower Back Injury"}, {"condition_name":"Right Foot Injury"}, {"condition_name":"Right Knee Injury"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193417
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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