The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the initial denial of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and that the veteran did not submit a claim within one year of her discharge from service.
The deciding factor: There was no clear and unmistakable error in the June 1993 rating decision denying service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, as there was sufficient evidence at that time to deny the claim. The veteran's initial claim for service connection was not submitted within one year of her discharge from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Anxiety, Lumbar Muscle Spasms with Spondylolisthesis of L5-S1 pars defect, Spasms of the Cervical Spine Muscles due to Emotional Distress
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0201664
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What this means for you
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