The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder, skin rash (claimed as due to exposure to Agent Orange), defective vision, and borderline personality disorder. The effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was set at April 4, 2002.
The deciding factor: The first definitive diagnosis of PTSD was dated on April 4, 2002, which is later than any other evidence in the record supporting a claim for service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, skin rash, defective vision, borderline personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2005
- Citation
- 0500876
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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