The Board found that the October 1994 rating decision assigning an effective date of March 9, 1990 for the grant of service connection for an acquired anxiety disorder was the product of CUE and the correct effective date should be February 24, 1982.,The Board also found that the October 1994 rating decision assigning an effective date of March 9, 1990 for the grant of a TDIU was not the product of CUE.

The deciding factor: The original claim for service connection for an anxiety disorder was filed on February 24, 1982. The October 1994 rating decision assigned March 9, 1990 as the effective date because it reopened the claim and granted service connection based on additional medical records received in May 1989. However, the Board found that the correct effective date should be February 24, 1982, when the original claim was filed.,The TDIU claim was submitted on March 9, 1990. The Board determined that there were no informal claims for a TDIU prior to this date and that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude employment consistent with his education and background at the time of the submission of the claim.

Claimed conditions

anxiety disorder

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

50%

Decision date

June 7, 2004

Citation

0414547

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