The appeal for service connection for PTSD with anxiety was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.
The deciding factor: The criteria have been met for withdrawal of the Veteran's appeal as to this issue, as he submitted a statement indicating his wish to withdraw it prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25055154
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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