The Veteran's claim of service connection for a cognitive disorder, to include as due to a cerebellar hemorrhage stroke, was granted in July 2019. The appeal is dismissed because the claim has been granted and rendered moot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s claim of service connection for a cognitive disorder was granted in a rating decision issued by the AOJ in July 2019, with an effective date of February 11, 2013. The grant of this claim constitutes an award of full benefits sought on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- cognitive disorder, loss of use of the right upper extremity, loss of use of the right lower extremity, loss of balance, tremors of the right upper extremity, numbness of the left upper extremity, numbness of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187574
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 request for an earlier effective date for service connection for various conditions, including cervical spine disability, numbness of upper extremities, right shoulder impingement syndrome, allergic rhinitis, and scars.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, for loss of use of the right lower extremity due to the Veteran's anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for additional development.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed reduction of the disability rating for cognitive disorder, adjustment disorder, and insomnia is dismissed because there has been no adverse action taken.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of June 24, 2011, for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and tremors of both upper extremities.
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