The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD with TBI, finding that December 9, 2014 is the earliest legally possible effective date as it was the date of receipt of the claim.
The deciding factor: The effective date for service connection is determined by the date of receipt of the claim or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later. In this case, the earliest effective date is December 9, 2014, which is when the Veteran filed their claim for PTSD with TBI.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189283
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for residuals of TBI effective September 9, 2020, but denied an earlier effective date prior to March 18, 2021, for the grant of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with TBI.
- Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for service-connected PTSD with TBI, but no higher.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, but not higher. The claims for service connection for OSA and greater than 30 percent rating for post-concussive headaches were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with traumatic brain injury for further development.
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