The Board's September 24, 2004 decision was dismissed as moot due to a stipulated agreement between the parties for an earlier effective date of December 12, 1975.
The deciding factor: The case or controversy in the September 2004 Board decision has been mooted as a result of a Court order that entered into a stipulated agreement for an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0622023
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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