Williams v. Peake

CLEVENGER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Vernon D. Williams (“Williams”) appeals from the final decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) affirming the decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“BVA”). The BVA denied Williams an effective date earlier than May 2, 1994, for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for schizophrenia. We affirm.

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Williams served on active duty in the United States Army from November 1972 until November 1974. On March 2, 1977, Williams filed an application for compensation for service connection for a nervous condition with…