The Board granted revision of the March 1969 rating decision due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) and awarded an effective date of January 7, 1969 for special monthly compensation (SMC). The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was denied.
The deciding factor: The March 1969 rating decision failed to apply the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 314(k) for anatomical loss or loss of use of one or more creative organs, which would have resulted in an earlier effective date for SMC.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034853
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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