Thanks for your reply broncovet. Wow, 14 years? It's been 6 in my case, so in a way I'm grateful I haven't gone past a decade, but it's getting close. I keep seeing CAVC on here and I'm not sure what that abbreviation means. Do you mind enlightening me?
The thing about my service connection is that when I originally filed my VA claim in 2010, VARO had all the information necessary to service connect me and didn't, so that would be a part of the CUE as well, no? I have my C-file & I really feel like diagnosis, event, and nexus were already there -- but I wasn't given a C & P exam for the PTSD & my claim was closed prematurely*, in March 2011 because of the admin decision saying that I was Dishonorable for VA Purposes. But you're saying that I should first create a new claim before CUEing? Wouldn't the VA just see that previous admin decision and say I was ineligible to apply for VA benefits? That's what a certain, un-named VSO told me. Grrr. I swear, I hear a different set of advice from everyone. Wading through it all has been quite a chore, but I feel like I'm finally getting a handle on what needs to be done. So thanks for the help.
*I say prematurely, because shouldn't you have a year to submit all the evidence necessary for a claim? I submitted my claim in June 2010. So, technically, I still would've had 3 months left on my claim, had they not gotten the admin decision which barred me from benefits, no?
Also, I looked up the pension info. Can't believe I didn't know that existed before. Thank you! Thankfully, right now, with my husband and I's combined income, we make too much to be considered low enough income, but it's a good resource to have for the toolkit. I might be able to help someone else out with that info or use it in the future. Goodness knows I could've used it so many times in the past 6 years.
I'm completely ready and willing to file a new claim, but if it has some of the matching information that was in my first claim, will they consider this to further finalize the decision on it... or effective date is a separate issue that I can CUE on later without a new claim further finalizing any decision the VA has already made?
Thanks for your help!