The Veteran's appeal of the denial of service connection for a left elbow condition, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and an effective date earlier than June 24, 2005 for the grant of service connection for PTSD is dismissed. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against her claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a timely appeal to the August 1977 or January 1981 administrative decisions, and there was no communication from the Veteran indicating she had filed an informal claim between January 13, 1981 and June 24, 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1032047
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding the appellant's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
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