Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 15, 2000, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with borderline personality disorder due to a lack of notice to the Veteran of the July 2001 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the presumption of regularity was rebutted by evidence showing an incorrect zip code in the mailing address, and thus the 2001 decision did not become final. The effective date is therefore set as April 15, 2000, the day after the Veteran's discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with borderline personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25012600
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