The appeal for service connection for depressive disorder with anxious distress was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.
The deciding factor: The withdrawal of the claimant's appeal met the requirements specified in 38 C.F.R. § 20.204, effectively withdrawing the NOD and resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25030997
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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The Board denied service connection for shin splints, a low back disability, and a left ankle disability. The effective date for the award of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress was also denied.
- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 17, 2022 for the award of a 50 percent rating for depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder with anxious distress and cannabis use disorder prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, granting a TDIU effective September 11, 2020.
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