The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the effective dates are not established. The application to revise a March 1995 rating decision based on CUE is denied.
The deciding factor: The correct facts were before the RO at the time of the March 1995 decision and no error was made in applying the applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right little finger fracture, CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), Coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction, Migraine headaches, Left shoulder spondyloarthropathy, Right shoulder spondyloarthropathy, Cervical spondyloarthropathy, Left knee spondyloarthropathy, Right knee spondyloarthropathy, Left hand Dupuytren's contracture, limitation of motion of thumb, Left hand Dupuytren's contracture, limitation of motion of ring finger, Left hand Dupuytren's contracture, limitation of motion of little finger, Right hand Dupuytren's contracture, limitation of motion of thumb, Right hand Dupuytren's contracture, limitation of motion of index or long finger, Right hand Dupuytren's contracture, limitation of motion of ring finger, Right hand Dupuytren's contracture, limitation of motion of little finger
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2024
- Citation
- A24074923
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,088 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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