The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, to include chronic adjustment disorder, is denied. The earliest possible effective date remains the date entitlement arose or the date of claim, whichever is later.
The deciding factor: The law is dispositive in this case and the appeal should be denied because of the absence of legal merit.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, chronic adjustment disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2021
- Citation
- A21020557
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, which the Veteran contends is related to in-service helicopter incidents. The decision finds that the evidence supports a finding of a nexus between the current condition and service.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
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