The Board denied the claim for revision of an October 15, 2014, rating decision that denied service connection for the cause of death on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
The deciding factor: The RO did not commit an error of fact or law in the October 2014 rating decision as there was no definitive diagnosis of ischemic heart disease at the time, and the evidence available suggested both a history of CAD and unreliability of that history.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066254
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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