The RO found no CUE in the August 1957 rating decision that severed service connection for psychoneurosis, anxiety state.
The deciding factor: The evidence before the RO at the time of the August 15, 1957 rating decision reasonably supported the decision to sever service connection due to clear and unmistakable error in granting it initially.
- Claimed conditions
- psychoneurosis, anxiety state
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0636796
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,196 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0636796.
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the January 1949 rating decision that reduced the ratings for service-connected psychiatric disability, changed the name of the respiratory disability, and increased the rating for a left chest disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety state is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and notification.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 100 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety state, finding that his chronic and severe psychiatric symptomatology renders him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment or sustain effective social relationships.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety state is currently rated at 50 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating of 70 percent is warranted.
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