The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of his service-connected unspecified trauma and other stressor related disorder and body dysmorphic disorder has been withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his request for a hearing and subsequently requested to withdraw his appeal for an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma and other stressor related disorder, body dysmorphic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24084637
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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