The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim of service connection for Addison's disease due to his failure to appeal a December 1964 rating decision, and found no CUE in that decision. The decision is final based on the evidence at the time.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide new and material evidence within one year of receiving notice of the denial, making the December 1964 rating decision final.
- Claimed conditions
- Addison's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2015
- Citation
- 1507004
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's daughter, A.G., is recognized as a helpless child due to her severe medical conditions and cognitive impairments that rendered her incapable of self-support prior to turning 18.
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