The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his service-connected major depressive disorder with psychotic features, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the January 1972 decision.
The deciding factor: The January 1972 rating decision was not based on CUE and correctly applied VA regulations at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with psychotic features
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0402389
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What this means for you
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