The Veteran's effective date for reinstatement of VA service-connected disability compensation benefits was December 13, 2011. The appeal is dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not notify VA that his warrant had been cleared prior to December 13, 2011, and thus the effective date for reinstatement of compensation benefits was set at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Anxiety Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1521893
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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