Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive disorder (MDD) because it was based on a clear and unmistakable error in an August 2005 rating decision, which had already been addressed by a previous Board decision.
The deciding factor: The August 2005 RO rating decision was subsumed by the October 2008 Board decision, making the CUE claim legally without merit.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder (MDD), bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003868
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