The Board has granted an earlier effective date of May 11, 2012 for service connection of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Veteran's claim was reopened and denied multiple times before the final denial in September 2013. The decision is based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran after the previous denials.
The deciding factor: The effective date is set at the earliest date a new and material claim was received, which was May 11, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19132131
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the appeal.
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