The Board dismissed the appeal regarding whether the VA Form 9 Appeal was timely submitted and also dismissed the claim for service connection for a conversion disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew the issue of whether the VA Form 9 Appeal was timely submitted, and this decision only dismisses that issue. The other issue (service connection for a conversion disorder) is part of an appeal that resulted from a different form and has been remanded to the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- conversion disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23065584
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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