The claim for an effective date earlier than November 1, 1999, for the award of service connection and award of compensation for PTSD with insomnia is denied as there is no evidence of a pending claim prior to that date.
The deciding factor: There was no formal or informal claim for service connection for PTSD with insomnia prior to November 1, 1999, which would allow an earlier effective date under the applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0908808
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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- Denied
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