The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied. The effective date is set at June 25, 2013.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD was also denied.
The deciding factor: The effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD could not be earlier than June 25, 2013 because it is based on new and material evidence received after the August 1984 denial. The claim was reopened in June 2013.,For the increased rating claim, the effective date cannot be earlier than July 1, 2015 as the increase became ascertainable more than one year prior to the date of receipt of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102884
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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 an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- 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.
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