The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD was denied as the claims were final and there was no evidence of CUE in the October 2009 rating decision.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% evaluation for PTSD was also denied as the April 2011 rating decision was final and there was no evidence to support CUE.
The deciding factor: The claims were final because the Veteran did not file a timely appeal. The October 2009 rating decision was consistent with, and reasonably supported by, the evidence then of record.,The April 2011 rating decision was also consistent with, and reasonably supported by, the evidence then of record. There was no CUE in the decision as the records from the 1970s and 1980s were unknown to the RO at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19133755
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,456 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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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).
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