Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 5, 2015 for a 100 percent evaluation established for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder and symptoms of anxious distress is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his claim, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified depressive disorder and symptoms of anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20068548
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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