The Veteran's appeals for effective dates prior to March 2, 2021, have been dismissed as the appellant (via his authorized representative) has requested withdrawal of these claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal by requesting its dismissal in a statement submitted on October 29, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Individual Unemployability, Radiculopathy of Right Lower Extremity, Peripheral Radiculopathy of Left Lower Extremity, Lumbosacral Strain Intervertebral Disc Syndrome Degenerative Disc Disease LS Spine with Ankylosis Thoracic Vertebrae, Multilevel Thoracic Disc Protrusions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24050225
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board has granted service connection for PTSD with adjustment disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, effective May 23, 2025. Prior to this date, the Veteran's claim was denied due to insufficient evidence of an in-service stressor.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 29, 2009 for individual unemployability (TDIU) based on his service-connected disabilities making it impossible for him to secure or maintain gainful employment.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals as untimely, and no service connection was granted or denied.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, granted an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating, denied service connection for OSA, and granted individual unemployability.
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