The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial evaluation for myasthenia gravis were denied. The Board dismissed the claim of CUE in the September 1960 and March 1985 rating decisions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's contentions did not constitute a valid claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the September 1960 and March 1985 rating decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- myasthenia gravis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1000275
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Servicemember's cause of death, including ALS, myasthenia gravis, and metastatic prostate cancer, as they were not incurred during or related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for myasthenia gravis due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding its etiology. The Veteran's MOS as an engineman may have exposed him to various toxic exposures, and a new medical opinion is needed to determine if these exposures are related to his condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's myasthenia gravis is related to service, and thus remands the case for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for myasthenia gravis should be remanded due to a pre-decisional error in failing to provide an examination under the PACT Act.
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