The RO decisions denying service connection for a psychiatric disability from 1969 to 1984 are not subject to review for clear and unmistakable error. The veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased rating for Crohn's disease is being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The RO decisions denying service connection were subsumed in Board decisions, thus no CUE can be found.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease, psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0005469
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a psychiatric disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the presumption of soundness at entrance into service.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied higher initial disability ratings for the service-connected psychiatric disability and denied earlier effective dates for TDIU, SMC at the schedular housebound rate, and DEA benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for Crohn's disease to correct duty to assist errors.
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