The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to December 14, 2015 and a higher rating for his service-connected other specified trauma and stress related disorder (claimed as PTSD) is denied.
The deciding factor: The claim was implicitly denied in the October 2009 decision due to lack of evidence supporting service connection for any psychiatric disability other than PTSD. The Veteran's December 14, 2015 claim for PTSD led to a grant of service connection with an effective date of December 14, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stress related disorder (claimed as PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2019
- Citation
- A19000184
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Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation A19000184.
What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's other specified trauma and stress related disorder, previously rated as noncompensable. The decision is based on evidence showing that the Veteran’s symptoms are not severe enough to interfere with occupational and social functioning or require continuous medication.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection of a left leg disability is reopened, and the appeal is granted.
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