The veteran withdrew all claims pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and as such, the appeals for initial ratings and service connection were dismissed.
The deciding factor: The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran in January 2025, as stated in her correspondence to the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, vitamin D deficiency, xerosis cutis, migraines, psychiatric disability other than PTSD, bilateral tibia bone fractures, chronic fatigue syndrome, eating disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25033264
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, as well as presumptive service connection for basal cell carcinoma under the PACT Act. Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, right restless leg syndrome, left restless leg syndrome, an increased rating for psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, a left forehead surgical scar, and allergic rhinitis.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for tinnitus, service connection for PTSD, artery disorder, eating disorder, and rashes.
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