The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD was denied as the preponderance of the evidence did not support his claim.
The deciding factor: The RO found that there was no CUE and the duty to assist had been met, thus denying the earlier effective date claim.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor, posttraumatic stress disorder (mental disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- A19001053
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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