The Board granted an effective date of December 19, 2006, for the award of service connection for PTSD with opioid use disorder.
The deciding factor: The mental health treatment records generated within one year of the January 2008 rating decision were new and material evidence that prevented the January 2008 rating decision from becoming final, allowing an earlier effective date to be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with opioid use disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24062529
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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