The Board dismissed the appeals for a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate and unspecified neurocognitive disorder; an effective date prior to April 5, 2018, for the 70 percent rating increase; and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to September 20, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, neurocognitive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23039009
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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