The Veteran's claim for service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (claimed as PTSD) is denied, with the effective date set at July 26, 2016.
The deciding factor: The earliest effective date allowed under VA law and regulations for service connection was the date VA received his claim to reopen, which was July 26, 2016. There is no legal basis for assigning an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (claimed as PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2023
- Citation
- A23036589
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (claimed as PTSD) was initially rated at 30 percent prior to November 30, 2022. The Board found that the severity, frequency, and duration of his psychiatric symptoms were no worse than a 30 percent rating, which corresponds to occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (claimed as PTSD) is denied. The earliest possible effective date is March 29, 2017.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a) throughout the period on appeal, but his unemployability is due to his service-connected conditions and other factors. The case is remanded for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.
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