The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 31, 2000, for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied. The Board granted service connection for PTSD with an effective date set at August 31, 2000.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted a statement on August 31, 2000, alleging that she had been sexually assaulted during service and this constituted the first evidence of PTSD. As such, the earliest possible effective date was August 31, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Schizophrenia, Depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0123687
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What this means for you
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