The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, and the March 1986 rating decision denying a neurologic disorder on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is denied.
The deciding factor: The March 1986 rating decision did not consider relevant evidence from private physicians that could have supported service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- neurologic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20029314
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
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