Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims and higher initial rating claim, resulting in their dismissal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's withdrawal of the appeals as to these issues constitutes a valid withdrawal under applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- alcohol use disorder, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, generalized anxiety disorder, left sciatic radicular pain & paresthesia of left lower extremity, lumbar discogenic pain, persistent depressive disorder, somatic symptom disorder, chronic sinusitis, sleep apnea, unspecified trauma- and stressor-related disorder with adjustment disorder with depressed mood other specified trauma-and stressor-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089055
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