The Veteran's combined disability rating is now at 100%, making the TDIU claim moot as he already has a single service-connected condition rated at 100%.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined disability rating of 100% means he no longer qualifies for TDIU as one of the criteria for TDIU is that there must be a single service-connected disability rated at 100%.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2023
- Citation
- A23029136
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder and depression, had its onset during service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder is denied. The effective date for the award of service connection remains June 22, 2018.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, heart condition, eye conditions, depression, and loss of sex drive due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran was not provided with VA examinations for these issues.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's authorized representative.
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