The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and a total disability rating due to PTSD was denied. The Board found that the September 2007 denial of service connection for PTSD became final, as the Veteran did not appeal it within one year. The earliest effective date for service connection is March 23, 2010.
The deciding factor: The September 2007 rating decision denying service connection for PTSD was final because the Veteran did not file a timely NOD and no additional evidence was received within one year of the decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Diabetes Mellitus, Right Knee Condition, Residuals of Right Ring Finger, Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2024
- Citation
- 24009656
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