The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for Other Specified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a May 2016 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The May 2016 rating decision did not contain CUE, as the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c) do not apply in this case and the effective date of December 12, 2011, was properly assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- Other Specified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25026032
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,893 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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