Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder, as there was no evidence of a formal or informal claim prior to September 1, 2004.
The deciding factor: There were no prior communications that could be construed as a request for determination of entitlement to disability compensation for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder before the September 1, 2004 claim.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25002601
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