The Board dismissed the claim of CUE in the October 30, 1997 rating decision denying service connection for the back disability. The Veteran's earlier effective date and increased rating claims for sciatic neuropathy were denied as there was no clear evidence that the disabilities were related to his service-connected back disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the October 30, 1997 rating decision did not contain CUE and that the Veteran had not provided new and material evidence to reopen his claim for service connection for sciatic neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar muscle strain (back disability), nerve damage, sciatic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 30, 2017
- Citation
- 1754781
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