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CUE Detector
Commander CUE — Clear and Unmistakable Error Scanner
Upload an old VA rating decision and we'll scan it for Clear and Unmistakable Errors — the narrow legal standard that can reopen a final decision with no time limit and award retroactive benefits.
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2 potential errors to review
These are potential issues identified for review — not legal conclusions.
Potential CUE #1
Math error in combined rating
What the VA did
Combined the listed evaluations (50%, 20%, 10%, 10%) as 60%.
What should have happened
Under the combined ratings table (38 C.F.R. § 4.25), those evaluations combine to 70%.
Estimated impact (if sustained)
If sustained, the combined rating could change from 60% to 70% back to the original effective date.
Potential CUE #2
Later change in law — not CUE
What the VA did
Denied service connection for hypertension although the veteran served in the Republic of Vietnam.
What should have happened
Hypertension became presumptive on August 10, 2022 (PACT Act (Pub. L. 117-168), signed Aug 10, 2022) — after this March 14, 2019 decision. A later change in law is never CUE (38 C.F.R. § 20.1403(e)). The new law can still help: VA reviews a Supplemental Claim filed after the change under the new rule.
Estimated impact (if sustained)
Not a basis to revise the old decision; a new claim under the new law may be granted going forward.
What it scans for
Seven kinds of error it looks for.
A sustained CUE can reopen a final claim with no time limit. The scan reads your decision for each of these — and says so plainly when a finding is not CUE, or when it finds nothing.
Your decision is read in your browser to extract text and is not stored after the scan. Nothing persists after your session.
- Wrong diagnostic code
- Combined-rating math errors
- Missed presumptive conditions
- Ignored evidence of record
- Wrong effective date
- Higher rating criteria not applied
- Claimed condition never decided
Checked in code
A scanner built to say no.
CUE is a narrow standard. Every finding passes these checks before you see it.
Math is the calculator's call
When a letter lists its evaluations and a combined rating, the combined ratings table decides whether the math is wrong — not the AI.
Judged by the law on that date
A condition that became presumptive after your decision is flagged as a later change in law — never CUE — with the claim that can still help.
Built to say no
A CUE motion is one shot per issue, so findings are capped until they are clear on the record, and every one points you to an accredited representative first.
A finding is a lead to review with an accredited representative — not proof that a CUE exists or will be granted.
What the regulation actually requires: 38 CFR § 3.105(a), clear and unmistakable error, explained
Think you found a CUE?
CUE claims are complex and high-stakes — a VA-accredited representative should review your decision before you file. The fastest door is a free VA-accredited rep, and they can represent you at no cost.
Walk in prepared: build a one-page brief for your representative
Commander CUE is a screening tool that flags potential errors for further review. It cannot access your C-file or know what evidence VA had at the time of decision. A Medium or High confidence finding means the issue is worth investigating with an accredited representative — not that a CUE exists or will be sustained.
Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. VA Claim Commander is not a VSO, law firm, or accredited representative. This tool is informational and is not legal advice.