The Board dismissed the motion for revision of a November 1, 1996 decision based on clear and unmistakable error due to the Court's affirmance of the denial of service connection for various conditions as residuals of Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The Court affirmed the denial of service connection for various conditions as residuals of Agent Orange exposure, thus there was no final Board decision to review for CUE.
- Claimed conditions
- non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, mycosis fungoides, chloracne, residuals of a fracture of the coccyx, soft tissue sarcoma of the digestive system, impotency, post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0405379
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