The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied in September 2014, but reopened and granted in November 2022. The effective date of the grant of service connection is set at July 22, 2016. The Veteran also received a TDIU based on her service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, with an effective date of July 22, 2016. The Board found that neither the career counseling record nor any other relevant service department records from after September 2014 were relevant to the decision and thus did not affect the effective dates.
The deciding factor: The career counseling record was not relevant to the issues of whether the Veteran had a PTSD diagnosis or credible evidence of in-service stressors, which were dispositive issues in the September 2014 rating decision denying service connection for PTSD. Therefore, it did not bear on the outcome of that decision.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24086362
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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