The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to August 25, 1998, for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The appeal is based on a reopened claim due to new evidence submitted after previous denials.
The deciding factor: The claim was previously denied in August 1984 and April 1990, but reopened with new evidence received in August 1998. An earlier effective date prior to the reopening of the claim is not warranted under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1010984
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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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