The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 25, 1999 for service connection of anxiety and schizoaffective disorders. The decision found that the July 1977 rating decision did not contain clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the July 1977 rating decision was not based on CUE as there were no indications that the RO applied or properly applied the presumptions of soundness and aggravation in adjudicating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety and schizoaffective disorders
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1511037
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for anxiety and schizoaffective disorders with an effective date of January 25, 1999. The July 1977 rating decision denying service connection was found to contain CUE due to the failure to apply the presumption of soundness.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of anxiety and schizoaffective disorders, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the July 1977 rating decision that initially denied service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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