The appeal for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal and there are no surviving appellants eligible for substitution under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2021
- Citation
- 21071436
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to an inadequate VA medical examination and opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the case needs further development due to the need to verify the Veteran's reported stressor events. The claim will be returned to the RO for this purpose.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA psychiatric and Aid and Attendance/Housebound examination to determine the current nature of any diagnosed psychiatric condition and whether the Veteran is housebound due to his PTSD. The SMP claim will be readjudicated based on this new evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that another attempt is needed to obtain the Veteran's complete service personnel records, including information about his military assignments and court martial trial. The VA treatment records are also requested for review.
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