The appeal regarding the reduction of the Veteran's PTSD with TBI disability rating from 70% to 10% has been dismissed as moot due to the AOJ's decision to restore and continue the original 70% rating.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because the AOJ had already restored the original 70% rating, effectively resolving the issue of reduction.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069841
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,913 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD with TBI is rated at 70 percent, which is denied as the criteria for a higher rating are not met.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with TBI has been rated at 70 percent effective July 22, 2024. The VA also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for PTSD effective November 27, 2023, and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) eligibility effective the same date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's eligibility for enrollment in the PCAFC is remanded due to inadequate reasoning and failure to discuss relevant evidence, including VA examination reports and medical opinions.
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