The Veteran's claims for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and a psychiatric disorder were granted, but the Board dismissed the claim for TDIU as there is no case or controversy regarding it.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because there was no jurisdiction over the issue of TDIU given that the disability rating had already been granted in the July 2020 decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20069983
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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