The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.
The deciding factor: The veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, making it moot.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety reaction with depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0012143
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 50 percent and an effective date prior to January 31, 2001, for a 50 percent disability rating for anxiety reaction with depression.
- Granted
The veteran's mental disability was granted a 100 percent evaluation due to total occupational and social impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for consideration of her claims under the criteria that was in effect prior to November 7, 1996.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining additional medical records and arranging for a psychiatric examination. The issues are whether to grant an increased evaluation for anxiety reaction with depression and to establish an earlier effective date for the disability rating.
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