The Board granted a 50 percent initial disability rating for the Veteran's service connected acquired psychiatric disorder, effective January 10, 2012. The appeal is dismissed as the February 3, 2020 decision was merely an effectuation of the February 2020 Board decision.
The deciding factor: The February 3, 2020 decision was an effectuation of the February 2020 Board decision and thus not appealable.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder (psychiatric disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24078424
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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