The veteran's request for retroactive VA disability compensation prior to 1981 is dismissed as he did not identify a specific condition and the claim cannot be construed as an application to reopen a final claim or a claim of clear and unmistakable error in such a final claim.
The deciding factor: The veteran's multiple written statements do not specify any particular disability for which retroactive VA disability compensation is sought, nor does he allege that his current service-connected conditions should have been awarded earlier. The Board finds no allegation of fact or law upon which relief may be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- General Anxiety Disorder, Frostbite Residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0739506
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of General Anxiety Disorder, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal of a proposed reduction in the Veteran's rating for general anxiety disorder as it is not an adjudicative decision that can be appealed to the Board.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, general anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder with anxious distress, insomnia, major depressive disorder, and nightmare disorder; OSA; and tinnitus. The Veteran's appealed issues regarding erectile dysfunction and high blood pressure have been remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, is related to service and the claim for service connection is granted.
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