The Board denied revisions to the December 1974 rating decisions for service connection and non-compensable ratings due to lack of CUE, as the facts were correctly applied at that time.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's arguments did not establish clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the prior decision.
- Claimed conditions
- fungus infection of fingernails, athlete’s foot, genitourinary tract infections, colitis and proctitis, hay fever
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19176955
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