Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher initial rating for depressive disorder, and the Board dismissed the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's written statement requesting closure of open disability claims constituted a valid withdrawal of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091841
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