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30-Year Forensic Chronology

The reference layout for a complete C-File adjudication. Severity index, regulatory strike audit against 38 CFR 4.127, evidence-mass distribution, and the SMC-L ADL matrix — all in one view.

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Diagnostic Severity Index

GAF & Rating % over 30 years

Continuity of symptomatology — the spine of any earlier-effective-date claim. GAF descends as rating ascends; the gap between them is where the case lives.

0255075100199519972001200520102015201920222025
GAF scoreVA disability rating %

Adjudicative Strike Radar

Rating decision vs. 38 CFR 4.127

What the regulation requires versus what the rating decision actually addressed. Every gap is a CUE candidate.

Continuity of symptomatologyLay evidence weighedBuddy statements considered38 CFR 4.127 appliedCaluza elements addressedBenefit-of-doubt invoked
Required by 38 CFR 4.127 (100%)
Actually addressed in rating decision
  • Continuity of symptomatology35% / 100%
  • Lay evidence weighed20% / 100%
  • Buddy statements considered0% / 100%
  • 38 CFR 4.127 applied40% / 100%
  • Caluza elements addressed60% / 100%
  • Benefit-of-doubt invoked15% / 100%

Case Weight Distribution

Evidence mass by source

Structural mass of the file. Heavy on records, light on lay evidence is the typical denial pattern.

1,947docs total
  • Service Medical Records412
  • Post-service VA records1284
  • Private treatment187
  • Lay / buddy statements23
  • Forensic reconstructions41

SMC-L ADL Matrix

Activities of daily living

38 CFR 3.352 aid-and-attendance criteria. Five of seven impaired typically supports SMC-L.

Impaired ADLs

5 / 7

SMC-L threshold

MET

  • Bathing / hygieneOT eval 2022; spouse statement
  • DressingC&P exam 2023
  • FeedingIndependent per chart
  • ToiletingAdaptive equipment Rx
  • TransferringPT note 2024
  • ContinenceNo documentation
  • Protection from hazardsCognitive testing 2024

Adjudicative Strike Process

Path to vacatur

The five-step path from CUE identification to a decision being vacated and re-rated with retroactive backpay.

STEP 01

Identify CUE

Pinpoint the rating decision that failed 38 CFR 3.105(a).

STEP 02

Build provenance chain

Cite STR, C&P exam, and post-service evidence the rater missed.

STEP 03

File 21-526EZ + 21-4138

Statement in support of claim with regulatory citations.

STEP 04

BVA / CAVC if denied

Escalate through Board of Veterans Appeals to federal court.

STEP 05

Vacatur + retroactive backpay

Original effective date restored; back-payment calculated.

Why this layout

One screen, one case. A VSO has 15 minutes per veteran on intake day. If the case file’s structural problems aren’t visible in one scroll, they don’t make it into the brief.

Strike radar, not narrative. The regulatory gap chart is intentionally adversarial — it shows where the rating decision failed to engage the regulation, which is the textbook CUE definition under 38 CFR 3.105.

No real veteran data on this page. Numbers shown are illustrative. Real case ingest happens through authenticated intake with PHI staying inside the trust boundary per CLAUDE.md hard rule #6.

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