The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a lumbosacral disorder in April 1989, and the motion to revise this decision on grounds of CUE was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in its decision as it considered all relevant evidence and applied applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0602275
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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