The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 1, 2002 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence indicating that he filed a formal or informal claim before this date.
The deciding factor: There is no indication in the record that the Veteran submitted any communication regarding his PTSD prior to July 1, 2002. The earliest known submission of a claim occurred on July 1, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1210989
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