Dismissed
The appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder (also claimed as insomnia) has been withdrawn and dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran, through counsel, withdrew the request for a Board hearing and the issue of higher initial disability rating before the promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder (also claimed as insomnia)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24065075
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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