The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The issue of service connection for COPD was withdrawn during the May 2022 hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disorder, including COPD, during the May 2022 Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disorder (including COPD), Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, an anxiety disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23049501
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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