Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD, finding that March 6, 2018, was the earliest allowable date.
The deciding factor: The August 2015 rating decision became final and the next correspondence reflecting intent to file a claim for service connection for PTSD was the March 3, 2018, application to reopen the claim, which is the earliest effective date allowed by law.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25010992
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