The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection are denied as the earliest date of entitlement is April 16, 2013, which is the day following his discharge from active duty.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection are denied as the earliest date of entitlement is April 16, 2013, which is the day following his discharge from active duty.
The deciding factor: The effective date assigned in the July 2017 rating decision was the day after the Veteran's discharge from service. Therefore, no earlier effective dates are warranted under VA regulations.,The effective date assigned in the July 2017 rating decision was the day after the Veteran's discharge from service. Therefore, no earlier effective dates are warranted under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Asthma, Cervical Spine Degenerative Disc Disorder (DDD), Right Knee Retropatellar Pain Syndrome (RPS), Left Knee RPS, Sinusitis, Thoracic Scoliosis, Allergic Rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18145866
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What this means for you
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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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