The Veteran's appeal to reduce his PTSD with persistent depressive disorder rating from 100% to 70% has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal through his representative.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal due to receiving a total disability rating and no longer wanting to continue the appeal process.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with persistent depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22012388
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 PTSD warranted an initial disability rating of 70 percent, but no higher, for the period prior to August 8, 2019. The Board also granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance from July 14, 2014.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD, service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, and service connection for left and right lower extremity restless leg syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of increased disability ratings for various conditions due to a failure to substantially comply with previous directives.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD with persistent depressive disorder was granted a 100 percent rating, while the low back condition and associated radiculopathy were denied increased ratings. SMC at the housebound rate was also granted.
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