Allan S. Matthews, Claimant-Appellant v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

PROST, Circuit Judge.

On August 5, 1994, Allan S. Matthews, a veteran of the United States Navy, submitted a claim for post traumatic stress disorder with the Veterans Administration (the “VA”) regional office (the “RO”). In March 2002, Mr. Matthews was awarded a 100% service connected disability rating, which was effective from the date of his claim in 1994. The retroactive benefits were calculated by dividing the time from 1994 to 2002 into nine time periods. The VA awarded Mr. Matthews the monthly compensation rate in effect during each time period. Mr. Matthews disputed this method used to…