Andrew J. McCutcheon v. Anthony J. Principi

ORDER

On June 14, 2001, the appellant, veteran Andrew J. McCutcheon, filed pro se a Notice of Appeal from a March 23, 2001, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) that had denied an initial effective date prior to May 15, 1995, for the total disability rating for service-connected major depression that was awarded in June 1996 by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regional office (RO). Record (R.) at 3. Mr. McCutcheon filed a brief on February 8, 2002, and the Secretary filed a brief on March 13, 2002. On February 28, 2003, Clark Evans, Esq., entered an appearance on behalf of…