Marcellus S. Hartman v. Anthony J. Principi

ORDER

The appellant, through counsel, seeks review of a February 14, 2002, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that denied an effective date earlier than April 15, 1999, for the award of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) service connection for his post-traumatic stress disorder. Thereafter, the parties filed briefs. In a single-judge order dated August 18, 2003, the Court ordered vacated the February 2002 Board decision and remanded the matter of an earlier effective date (EED); the Court concluded that the Board had failed to comply with the notice provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 5103(a),…