08-08 978

Citation Nr: 1214071 Decision Date: 04/17/12 Archive Date: 04/27/12 DOCKET NO. 08-08 978 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder as a residual of injury. 2. Entitlement to an effective date earlier than December 16, 2005, for the granting of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder and history of alcohol abuse, including on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a July 1984 rating decision initially…