The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to December 5, 2020, for the grant of a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: There is no medical or lay evidence regarding the Veteran's PTSD in the year prior to December 5, 2020, let alone evidence that his disability first underwent an increase in severity during that time period.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24062828
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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