The Board denied the Veteran's request to revise the March 1992 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error, finding no evidence of CUE that would have changed the outcome.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the RO properly applied the relevant regulations and considered all available evidence at the time, concluding that a manifest change in the outcome was not warranted due to the lack of specific findings regarding natural progression or aggravation of the preexisting condition.
- Claimed conditions
- preexisting post traumatic arthrosis, right subtalar joint, status post calcaneous fracture (right ankle disability)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25053826
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,164 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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