The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to the assigned dates have been denied as there is no evidence of a formal or informal claim filed before those dates.,PTSD was granted service connection in January 2013, and an earlier effective date has not been granted due to lack of a diagnosis at that time.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file any claims for the conditions prior to the assigned effective dates. The earliest allowable effective dates are based on when VA received the claim or when entitlement arose.,PTSD was diagnosed after January 2013, and an earlier diagnosis would not have granted service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left eyebrow scar and nasal scars, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD), left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19175117
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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