The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified depressive disorder, as no new and relevant evidence was submitted within one year of a final rating decision in 2013.
The deciding factor: The denial was based on the lack of new and relevant evidence within one year of the final rating decision in 2013, making the effective date October 24, 2019, the earliest possible date for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24071933
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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