The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 0 percent for penile vitiligo has been withdrawn and dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for ratings higher than 50 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder with anxious distress, as well as TDIU prior to July 19, 2018, are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew the appeal for a rating in excess of 0 percent for penile vitiligo.,There is insufficient evidence regarding the severity and manifestations of PTSD with major depressive disorder with anxious distress prior to July 19, 2018, and TDIU status prior to that date.
- Claimed conditions
- penile vitiligo, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23066683
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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