Granted
The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of June 1, 1996, for the grant of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor disorder.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence supports that the Veteran's symptoms could have been present prior to his separation from service due to his participation in the Edgewood Program, and he would likely have filed a claim within one year if not for unconstitutional interference.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25012882
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