The RO denied the veteran's request to restore service connection for chronic adjustment disorder, finding that it was not a clear and unmistakable error.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the initial grant of service connection for chronic adjustment disorder was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic adjustment disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0200991
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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