The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision of a December 2008 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for disc degeneration lumbosacral, right hip disability, left hip disability, insomnia, and right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The correct facts were before the adjudicators in December 2008, and the statutory and regulatory provisions extant at the time were correctly applied. The notification letter for the December 2008 rating decision was compliant with 38 C.F.R. § 3.103 prior to the January 18, 2019, revision in adjudicative requirements in the duty to notify.
- Claimed conditions
- disc degeneration lumbosacral, right hip disability, left hip disability, insomnia, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25046133
What this means for you
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