The Board denied the appellant's claims of clear and unmistakable error in the January 1989 rating decision for low back pain with a history of associated psychological factors, and also denied her request for an earlier effective date for dysthymic disorder.
The deciding factor: The RO found no clear and unmistakable error in the January 1989 rating decision and denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for dysthymic disorder with low back pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back pain with a history of associated psychological factors, Dysthymic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0118160
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What this means for you
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