The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a renal condition is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claim during a hearing.,Prior to November 27, 2019, the Veteran was granted a 100% disability rating for PTSD. After that date, he was found to be totally disabled and unable to work due to PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection of a renal condition during a hearing.,PTSD symptoms became so severe after November 27, 2019, that the Veteran could no longer maintain full-time employment. The Board found he was totally disabled and unable to work due to PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal condition, Urinary condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22049308
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not properly before it due to procedural errors and remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors, including inadequate opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's urinary condition and his service-connected peripheral neuropathies.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for urinary condition and chronic fatigue syndrome, but remanded the Veteran's claims for a higher rating of his right knee disabilities.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence of a diagnosed urinary condition, and thus the Veteran's claim for service connection for a urinary condition is denied.
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