The February 1946 rating decision denying service connection for arrested tuberculosis is not considered to involve clear and unmistakable error.,The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than February 21, 1990, for a 100 percent rating for her service-connected psychophysiologic reaction with asthmatic bronchitis was denied as there were no prior formal or informal reopened claims before this date.
The deciding factor: The February 1946 rating decision did not involve CUE.,There is no evidence of a prior formal or informal reopened claim for the service-connected condition before February 21, 1990.
- Claimed conditions
- arrested tuberculosis, psychophysiologic reaction with asthmatic bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0109639
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