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
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 715 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, variously diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor disorder and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.
- Granted
The Board grants the appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically other specified trauma and stressor disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include other specified trauma and stressor disorder, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected other specified trauma and stressor disorder is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The VA examiner did not adequately consider all symptomology associated with the Veteran's condition throughout the period on appeal.
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