The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection and initial ratings higher than 30 percent and 70 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a claim, including a formal or complete claim, or informal claim prior to September 16, 2019, that can reasonably be construed as identifying a psychiatric disorder at a high level of generality. The Veteran's claims for other disabilities did not include any reference to a psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24062364
What this means for you
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