Chief Judge: The appellant, Craig G. Falk, appeals from a July 8, 1996, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision denying his claim service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As the appellant has limited his appeal to the denial of that claim, the Court deems the appellant to have abandoned his right to appeal with respect to the denial of entitlement to benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151. Bucklinger v. Brown, 5 Vet.App. 435, 436 (1993); see also Carbino v. West, 168 F.3d 32, 34-35 (Fed.Cir.1999) (<HOLDING>). Upon consideration of the pleadings of the
holding that an issue not presented to the trial court will not be considered on appeal holding that issues not presented in an appellants initial brief to the court need not be considered under this courts rules holding that claims not raised in an appellants initial brief to our court are waived holding that issues not raised in an appellants initial brief are deemed abandoned holding an appellant may not use the reply brief to argue issues not argued in the initial brief