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Dismissed

Your claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder) has been granted, and you are now receiving a 100% evaluation effective March 10, 2020. As your case is fully resolved in favor of the Veteran, no further action is needed on this issue.

The deciding factor: The grant of service connection for an acquired disability constitutes a full grant of benefits and leaves no unresolved issues.

Claimed conditions
generalized anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
100%
Decision date
August 2, 2024
Citation
A24043120

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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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