The January 1992 rating decision denying service connection for a mental illness was based on clear and unmistakable error, as the RO failed to apply the presumption of soundness. The decision is revised to grant entitlement to service connection for a mental illness.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the RO's failure to apply the presumption of soundness manifestly changed the outcome of the 1992 RO decision.
- Claimed conditions
- mental illness
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0907253
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,500 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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