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
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of November 5, 2021, for the grants of service connection and eligibility for DEA benefits.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and migraine headaches, but remanded the claims for a low back disability and related radiculopathies.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for a facial injury, head injury, and left thumb injury as there was no evidence of current disability or functional impairment. The claims for GERD, squamous mucosa, migraine headaches, and hypertension were remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for failure to timely file a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) with the July 2024 rating decision.
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