The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, post-traumatic headaches, and TBI are directly related to his active service and existed when the informal claim was received by VA. Effective date of September 10, 2009, for the grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disabilities were present at the time he submitted an informal claim with VA on September 10, 2009, and are directly related to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, post-traumatic headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2016
- Citation
- 1605433
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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