The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and TDIU ratings, finding that the earliest possible effective date was September 7, 1999.
The deciding factor: The RO assigned an effective date of September 7, 1999 for both service connection and TDIU based on the date when the veteran's formal claim was received by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Dysthymia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0700845
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