The Veteran's appeal for service connection for adjustment disorder with depressive mood is dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by his representative.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal in writing, including the name of the Veteran and the applicable VA file number, stating that the appeal was withdrawn.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressive mood
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- 24032566
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with depressive mood and depressive disorder, is caused by his service-connected disabilities. The Board has granted service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD and adjustment disorder with depressive mood had its onset in service, and the Board finds that all elements necessary to establish service connection have been met.
- Granted
The Veteran's adjustment disorder with depressive mood has been granted a 50 percent disability rating effective December 1, 2009. Prior to this date, the claim for an increased rating was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
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