The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was originally filed in July 1993, and the RO granted this claim effective from December 7, 2011. The Board finds that an earlier effective date of July 13, 1993 is warranted due to the receipt of relevant service department records after a prior final denial.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's original claim for PTSD was reconsidered and granted based on a service department record (ARCOM letter) received in January 2012, which had existed but not been associated with the claims file at the time of the initial decision. This record supported the claim for an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1716696
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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