The Board denied the veteran's motion alleging clear and unmistakable error in the January 22, 1998 decision which granted an earlier effective date of May 23, 1967 for a grant of service connection for an anxiety reaction.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to provide specific allegations of error regarding the January 1998 Board decision and did not demonstrate that the correct facts were not before the Board or that the statutory or regulatory provisions then extant were incorrectly applied.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety reaction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0207201
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of June 8, 1987 for the grant of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits due to a suicide caused by service-connected mental health issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of death and granted it, finding that the Veteran's anxiety reaction caused or aggravated his heart conditions leading to his death.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected anxiety reaction and postoperative abdominal scar, left axilla prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted the claim for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).
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