The appeal for service connection for unspecified personality disorder and bipolar II disorder was dismissed as the Veteran has not presented any controversy regarding the fully favorable decision.
The deciding factor: There is no case or controversy to decide concerning the issue, as the benefit has already been granted in full and the Veteran has presented no contention or argument as to the grant of benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified personality disorder, Bipolar II disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24073055
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include unspecified personality disorder (anxiety, depression, and PTSD), due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service stressors and an inadequate VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected major depressive disorder, with insomnia disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, and unspecified personality disorder, as well as entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's back condition, left knee strain, right knee strain, PTSD, Bipolar II disorder, and alcohol use disorder. It also denied entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU). However, it remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for seborrheic dermatitis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, bipolar II disorder, and major depressive disorder based on credible evidence of in-service stressors.
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