The Veteran withdrew their appeal, satisfied with the most recent rating decision and all remaining issues on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of all appeals before the Board due to satisfaction with the most recent rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2023
- Citation
- 23009587
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board denied a disability rating higher than 70 percent for major depressive disorder with PTSD but granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the same condition, effective February 15, 2024.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with PTSD and tinnitus based on direct service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating higher than 50 percent prior to August 20, 2023, for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to November 30, 2023, as well as an increased rating from August 30, 2023 to January 29, 2025.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in excess of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine and in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder with PTSD have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of her appeal.
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