My CUE took 8 Years

[john999]

I filed a CUE with advice from a lawyer.  We went all the way from VARO to Federal Court and lost after about 8 years with multiple trips to BVA, COVA and Federal Court.  It is not like filing a normal claim where you have benefit of doubt.  It is like fighting against

Microsoft over some computer software.   They have hoards of experience lawyers at the Court of Veteran Appeals who would cut your throat for a dime.   I would never do it again.   I thought I had a great claim and so did my lawyer.  We did not count on VA's

1 million and one escape mechanisms.  Before 1990  the VA did not even have to show they considered your evidence when they made a decision.  If you did not immediately appeal your decision in 1972  via NOD you were a dead duck almost no matter what evidence

your file may have contained.  Some vets do win really old CUE claims but the odds are against it because the VA makes the odds and has thumb on scale of justice.  Justice is a 7 letter, four letter word,  IMO.  It is a fantasy.  All you get is what you should have gotten

minus interest. 

[Vync]

12 hours ago, john999 said:

Before 1990  the VA did not even have to show they considered your evidence when they made a decision.  If you did not immediately appeal your decision in 1972  via NOD you were a dead duck almost no matter what evidence your file may have contained.

Our elected officials need to fix the CUE regulation if they really care about veterans