The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the June 1997 rating decision that assigned an effective date of January 23, 1989 for a 100% disability evaluation to the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder. The appeal was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any CUE in the assignment of the effective date of January 23, 1989 as there were no errors of fact or law that would have resulted in a different outcome if the error had not been made.
- Claimed conditions
- panic disorder with agoraphobia, tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0611052
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What this means for you
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