The Veteran's appeal for revision of a rating decision on the basis of CUE to reflect an effective date prior to June 6, 2013, for the award of service connection for a psychiatric disorder was dismissed. The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and TDIU was denied as there is no evidence that she submitted a timely Notice of Disagreement or new and material evidence within one year of the February 2004 rating decision. The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for her psychiatric disorder was also denied due to lack of total social impairment.
The deciding factor: The effective date for service connection cannot be earlier than June 6, 2013, as the Veteran did not submit a timely Notice of Disagreement or new and material evidence within one year of the February 2004 rating decision. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder resulted in total occupational impairment but not total social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder, depression, anxiety, and nervousness (psychiatric disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19141488
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