Denied
The Board denied the restoration of an earlier effective date for service connection and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits due to clear and unmistakable error in the February 2022 rating decision.
The deciding factor: There was no CUE in the February 2022 rating decision, as there were no pending unadjudicated claims prior to January 6, 2022, and the Veteran did not continuously pursue his previous service connection claim within one year of the September 2020 final denial.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder with cannabis disorder and alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101011
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