The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings on multiple service-connected conditions has been dismissed. The Board also dismissed the appeal regarding a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities from May 11, 2015 through April 19, 2016 and since October 21, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions have been rated appropriately, but her appeal for higher ratings has been withdrawn. The Board also found that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether she could not secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected disabilities during the specified periods.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), limitation of abduction of the left thigh, status post gunshot wound and fracture of the left distal femur shaft and through and through muscle wound on the anterior thigh muscles (Muscle Group XV), functional impairment of the left knee, residuals of gunshot wound
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2023
- Citation
- 23054585
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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