Roberto v. Ortiz v. Eric K. Shinseki

LANCE, Judge:

Veteran Roberto V. Ortiz appeals through counsel an August 9, 2005, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that denied his appeal for an effective date earlier than June 28, 1994, for his service-connected bipolar disorder. In a single-judge memorandum decision issued on July 28, 2008, the Court affirmed the Board’s decision. Mr. Ortiz filed a timely motion for reconsideration, or, in the alternative, for a panel decision. Based upon this motion, a panel of the Court heard oral argument, after which the case was called for full-Court consideration. The Court’s July 28, 2008,…