The veteran is seeking an effective date prior to September 29, 1994 for the grant of service connection for anxiety neurosis with a history of PTSD. He also claims that there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in rating decisions from October 1948 and September 1985 denying service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The RO has not adjudicated the veteran's claim regarding CUE in the May 1996 rating decision assigning an effective date of September 29, 1994.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety neurosis with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2005
- Citation
- 0501542
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What this means for you
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